The recent column about the professional wrestlers who introduced Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention (“When Hulk Hogan talks, brother, we’d better pay attention,” July 31) raises a significant irony. Professional wrestling, of course, is staged; the conflicts and the violence are not real. So, having these wrestlers tout their toughness and attribute toughness […]

That Joe Biden is a cunning old devil. Here is what I think he did. After that disappointing debate, his resolve began to weaken. He’s an octogenarian, not a stupidinarian. Biden could see the looming prospect of Hannibal Lecter, er, I mean Donald Trump, smugly riding down Pennsylvania Avenue to the inauguration with Project 2025 […]

Recently, my wife took me to the Brunswick Commons: one thousand acres of land kept in “general commonage.” I could not avoid thinking about what some might say about it: property held in common smacks of socialism, it’s downright un-American. Instead of being put to productive use, the land is left for those engaged in […]

A large portion of reporting and responses following the July 24 cease fire protests in Washington, D.C., have misrepresented the thousands of young people who showed up in support of innocent Palestinians in Gaza. It is important to understand what the vast majority of these demonstrators were there to do. Organized by Jewish Voices for […]

It’s not hard to see the irony of an intelligent, nonwhite daughter of immigrants running for president against an old, misogynistic man with a platform that spews hatred toward immigrants and a sexist man who thinks a woman’s value is to produce and raise children. Project 2025/Agenda 47 details in 900 pages how white men […]

Let’s address the elephant in the school board room. Cape Elizabeth schools are in desperate shape, and yet the Town Council has ignored the majority of its constituents, who recognize the urgent need and long-term value of investing in our school facilities. I believe Council Chair Reiniger and Councilors Anderson, Gillis and Thompson are catering […]

I’ve had several opportunities to interact with Maine agency employees over the years and, without exception, have received timely and helpful advice. Here’s a recent example: I recently emailed the Department of Marine Resources with a couple of health-related questions about oyster harvesting. I was astounded when I received a phone call from the director […]

Magnifique! Absolutely amazing. What a wonderful opening ceremony for the Paris Summer Olympics. Thank you, France, for offering us Americans and the world community hope and optimism. Let us pray that we can all come together as a united global community. Let’s make the world great again! Louis Phillips Windham

I write regarding the July 28 story, “Trump predicts end of voting, calls Harris ‘bum’ ” (an article originating in the Washington Post and reprinted in the Sunday Telegram). So Trump called Harris a “bum.” That’s what constitutes news? Real news is his promise to his supporters that if they vote, “we’ll have it fixed […]