On April 19, “The Shout Heard Up the Coast” rally was held in Belfast as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration. I chose not to attend, so my focus isn’t on the rally but on the promotional poster, an invitation to protest in order to defend, among other things, “American values.” But […]

In the Opinion section of the April 23 Press Herald, Chelsea Henderson voices her support for Sen. Angus King’s “grilling” of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on the vulnerability of our nation’s naval facilities to sea level rise caused by, of course, global warming. As an example, Ms. Henderson warns us that sea level rise […]

I have noticed a chilling uptick in the number of people refusing to be fully identified in the media, stating “fear of retribution” when asked to comment on actions of the current administration. Similarly, how frequently, following these stories, the (fill in the blank department/individual/administration) “did not respond to requests for comment.” Add to this […]

Let me get this straight — people say they are worried about the environment? OK, then answer me these questions: In cities like Lewiston or Portland — or any city for that matter — is it normal to tear down perfectly good buildings? To scrap structurally sound building materials? Or, to waste unnecessary energy tearing […]

I couldn’t sleep last night, thinking about terrified people trying to sleep without a mattress or blanket in the gulag we sent them to in El Salvador. Any of us could suddenly be seized from the street by masked and armed enforcers, handcuffed and sent into a gulag where are deprived of contact with our […]

A March 30 article “Like egg prices, demand for chicks is up this year” rightly notes that keeping chickens for eggs is a serious commitment — not a cost-saving shortcut. But it fails to address the most pressing ethical issue in backyard chicken keeping: the fate of male chicks. Chickens are intelligent, sensitive beings — […]

I’m troubled by the spate of anti-trans bills in the Maine Legislature — LD 233, LD 380, LD 868, LD 1134, LD 1337, LD 1432 — targeting trans girls in sports and the protections of the Maine Human Rights Act. We all want what’s best for our children, and families with trans kids are no […]