In 1987’s “Wall Street,” Michael Douglas’ character proclaims: “Greed is good!” It was equated to aggressive, unfettered capitalism. The sure path to success, wealth and power. Michael had great hair. Like Tom Hanks’ luxurious locks in “The Da Vinci Code.” Indeed, “Hair is good!” But I digress. I believe there’s a fine line between capitalism […]

As Mainers who have lived in Florida for the past 26 months, we still consider ourselves as Mainers, and we will always feel that way. Good things about Florida are low taxes and warm weather. Bad things include a governor who says slavery had benefits and who bans books, the teaching of subjects like sociology […]

I keep hearing and reading questions from the media, asking Donald Trump whether he will “accept” the results of the upcoming 2024 election. I am offended by the question. When placing one’s name on the ballot of a democratic nation, there is an implicit and explicit agreement being made that one will honor the rules. […]

We are delighted to support Teresa Pierce’s reelection as our state senator. While in the Maine House, Teresa served as House chair of the Joint Appropriations Committee, which crafts our state budget. During the last two years as our senator, Teresa has worked on multiple fronts, including chairing the Joint Select Committee on Housing, which […]

I have concerns about James Leslie’s Sept. 3 suggestion for a “Bozo” write-in campaign (“Letter: Send in the clown“) to save the Republican Party from MAGA. What if Bozo wins? There is a chance that Bozo may be no better at governing than Trump. A safer course could be to vote for Harris/Walz. Jack Glatter […]

He’s a man among men. He walks tall and never says he’s sorry. Real men don’t do that. He didn’t apologize to the “cat ladies.” He didn’t apologize for his highly offensive remarks about Randi Weingarten (head of the American Federation of Teachers), and he isn’t apologizing to former beauty contestant Caitlin Upton for using […]