What would our present imperfect and fragile world look like now if it were not for the legacy of President Jimmy Carter? This humble, quiet man: • created the Department of Education. • bolstered the Social Security system. • appointed record numbers of minorities to government jobs and federal judicial positions. • choreographed the Camp […]

Rereading the Dec. 7 letter from Steve Pritz (“Propaganda’s played a role in Trump’s election“) drives me to finally respond to the constant stream of letters being written by distraught Democrats, who continually attack the intelligence of people who voted for Donald Trump. Steve may question our judgment, but he should refrain from questioning our […]

I grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago. For the most part, we were a tight-knit community. At times, people were very generous. Despite this, a racial slur wasn’t uncommon. Or, an antisemitic or anti-gay remark. When I was a junior in high school, my history teacher told the class that most slaves were […]

Members of the ordinance committee of the Gorham Town Council heard testimony from quarry owners, the DEP and neighbors affected by the quarry operations over the last few months. They decided to send the decision back to the Town Council, with two committee members opposing expansion and one in favor of it. They are likely […]

Regarding the Dec. 30 letter from Debra Lowtwait about Palestinian deaths and Hanukkah (“War mention had no place in Hanukkah story“), some facts about the Middle East are essential. Israel was formed in 1948, a necessary refuge after the Holocaust. A planned Palestinian state was never created. Since 1967, the U.N. Security Council has passed […]

I recently drove a friend about an hour to an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Maine. We waited half an hour in a cold parking lot with about 20 other immigrants only to be told to return another day. The ICE officers were brief, if not dismissive. They came […]

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