It has been a while since I felt a sense of elation upon perusing the news. Imagine my delight when I read that Dr. Nirav Shah is coming back to Maine. He will make positive change by helping to build a public health program at Colby College. When Dr. Shah left Maine, my heart sank. […]

I am an independent voter and routinely split my vote based on what I believe to be best for my community, country and world. I have never written letters or attended protests against elected officials or events. Instead, I have always trusted democracy and our institutions to self- correct. However, what I witnessed between President […]

We need to remind Sen. Susan Collins that she represents Maine, a beautiful state with lots of poor people, including many babies and children. These poor Mainers rely on Medicaid to stay well physically and mentally. Without that support, the burden of caring for them — or not — will fall on slim local and […]

Attempts to cancel net energy billing are based on the false claim that the solar program is responsible for increased electricity costs for Mainers. Those cost increases are primarily the result of the rising price of natural gas and storm recovery costs from last year’s devastating storms in January. In fact, according to Maine’s Public […]

What is going on in the Maine Democratic Party? Try phoning. It is clear that all parties have been advised to not answer the phone or respond to voicemail. All extensions are on voicemail — even the director. I would like to be a contributor but frankly this inattention is disturbing. What is their plan? […]

As a property owner and taxpayer in Fryeburg, I am deeply frustrated by the recent actions taken against Rep. Laurel Libby in the Maine State House. Regardless of one’s personal opinions on the issue, the fact remains that she was exercising her First Amendment right to free speech when she expressed her views on social […]

Dictator Vladimir Putin hates America, and he uses propaganda to destroy everything it stands for. Putin is a war criminal who will kill anyone who threatens his reign. He can never be trusted. President Donald Trump is no longer the leader of the free world. He is President Putin’s doormat. MAGA and Trump get their […]

I am responding to the opinion piece by Kip Pope, regarding transgender athletes (“Why Maine is wrong on the transgender athletes issue,” March 13). Much of the article speaks to the unfair physical advantage that men have over women. This is the prevailing argument I have seen. But physical prowess is most often a genetic […]