Regarding the Dec. 14 letter bemoaning the perceived lack of media balance (“A little media balance would be nice“), I would posit that “balance” is what got us here in the first place. The media’s normalization of Donald Trump, calling him “norm-busting,” rather than reckless and unqualified, portrayed him as a credible candidate and potential […]

I was driving along Main Street in Thomaston, and on the ground — in front of a church and by a school — there was a bunch of hypodermic needles. I couldn’t believe it. We called the police department right away because we didn’t want a child to pick up the needles and get stuck […]

Allow me to share a story. In the 1980s, my father was a consultant to an Italian car designer. He had a good working relationship with the managing director, so it came as no surprise that he was invited to attend a meeting with one of its suppliers to discuss modifying a car’s part. When […]

Law enforcement, EMTs, postal workers, teachers and more, time is running out, and Sen. Charles Schumer holds the key to receiving full Social Security benefits when we retire. We can applaud Rep. Golden, Rep. Pingree, Sen. King and Sen. Collins for supporting H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination […]

The Dec. 11 issue of the Press Herald included the following headlines: 1. “Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into country.” 2. “’Dreamers’ shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states.” 3. “Court may sharply limit environmental impact statements that block energy development.” 4. “Chinese gold mining threatens a protected […]

The recurring and contentious and divisive theme of substituting “holiday” for “Christmas” reached its apotheosis in the caption for the Portland Christmas tree on Nov. 21 that described it as the “holiday tree.” And at the risk of offending all our lovable warlocks and wizards, and pagans and atheists, and in particular, the widespread media […]

In a Dec. 8 Sunday Telegram op-ed (“To appoint Hegseth would be a grave dereliction of duty“), authors Jim Settele and Kenneth Hillas warned that Peter Hegseth’s appointment would make the world a more dangerous place because he lacks “senior level” experience. Mr. Settele’s “senior level” experience as aide to Donald Rumsfeld was so destructive […]