Egg prices are expected to go up 20-25% in 2025. What makes eggs different from any other inflationary food item is avian flu. When it is detected, flocks must be destroyed. The supply of eggs goes down and their price goes up. That is one reason why the executive order to black out federal health […]

Kudos to Sen. Collins for standing up and doing the right thing by voting against Pete Hegseth. Please know that this does not go unnoticed. I am a lifelong Democrat and have been an elected party official, but if Collins keeps this record going forward, I will not only repaint my 4-foot-by-8-foot Kamala Harris sign […]

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that halts leases for offshore wind development in federal waters and pauses permits, loans and approvals for those projects. One justification was to provide time to examine the impact on wildlife, including marine animals such as whales. While whale populations are threatened, the National Oceanic […]

I’m writing because it worries me that people in this state of Maine are unaware of what car takeovers are and the dangers they pose. Car takeovers are on the rise — they are getting much more popular everywhere. I want to get the word out because I have realized what an impact car takeovers […]

Three executives of firearm-related organizations in Maine took aim at the 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases in an op-ed published in the Sunday Telegram on Jan. 26 (“Firearm rights are under continued assault in Maine“). “No longer can a woman in desperate need of self-defense from an abuser purchase a firearm to protect her […]

Does anyone really believe that Sen. Susan Collins’ vote against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary was based on principle rather than on her intention to run for reelection in 2026, and that her voted wasn’t needed for confirmation? If Trump needed her vote, Collins would surely have returned to the fold. Lawrence Kaplan Cape […]

Congratulations to the Senate GOP for reaching the height of festering sycophancy to the new president. They prevailed in confirming the most inappropriate secretary of defense in U.S. history. The only GOP holdouts were two strong women, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, and a repentant Mitch McConnell — too late seeing the error of his […]

From Portsmouth through Kittery, York, Wells to Ogunquit and beyond, Route 1 offers great restaurants. We recently pulled into one in Wells that offers great seafood and options for those who desire something else. When I looked at the seafood side of the menu, lobster, scallops, clams, as well as other entrees, were listed at […]