President Trump loves drama and attention. His first few weeks are all chaos and rash, and likely illegal, actions. But hey, he is a convicted criminal. What did we expect? I haven’t been able to wrap my head around how we elected a criminal, but in large part I think it boils down to the […]

Last night I received Sen. Collins’ weekly news update. The communication shared that the senator received an advocacy award from the Fraternal Order of Police, met with Head Start parent ambassadors and celebrated a local Maine songwriter. While I’ve opened these emails for years, today I felt incredulity. With the guard rails of our country’s […]

Recently, Falmouth school administrators were asked by the Falmouth Town Council and the Falmouth School Board to create a budget with only a 4% increase, which means positions need to be cut. Yes, Falmouth is looking at dwindling enrollment numbers, as is true for many local communities; and yes, we should always be looking at […]

A suggestion for the online paper: people must use their real names with their comments. Printed letters must use real names and a town of residence, you even confirm them, but comments online are anonymous. I don’t read these comments. No one should. Brian Jones Gorham

You know what they say about Sen. Susan Collins: we can always count on her to vote the right way — when her vote doesn’t matter. That has never been more true than in these confirmation hearings. She voted “No” on Pete Hegseth for defense secretary when she knew he would win anyway. This allows […]

I needed an inexpensive large wall clock. A local merchant had many available. All were made in China only. The thought of future tariffs entered my mind. Now, since these were the only ones available, perhaps there should be labels or signs printed informing customers: NAME, in other words, no other choices, “No American-made equivalents”? […]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection have refrained from conducting raids in churches, mosques, synagogues, schools and hospitals for decades. The new administration, however, on day three, issued an order suspending these protocols in its relentless pogrom of nativist performative cruelty. The recent announcement of the directive, by acting Homeland Security […]