I have been watching the Republican convention for a glimmer of hope or any inspiration that doesn’t come from vengeance. There is none, but that is not the problem. The real issue Americans should have with the Republican platform is that they are, at their convention, broadcasting the fact that they are simply not interested […]

I remember being pleased when Tractor Supply announced that it was building a store in Augusta near my place of work. I had heard of the chain and looked forward to having it nearby as there wasn’t any handy local hardware stores near me. Since it opened, I have frequently shopped there during all seasons […]

At the risk of being accused of exploiting a near-tragedy, let me ask a few basic questions of the MAGA/Second Amendment crowd. First, their default position seems to be that everyone is a responsible, law-abiding gun owner – until they’re not. When did Dad or Thomas Crooks fall out of the default category: When Dad […]

Unlike the demolition of Union Station – think how much it would mean to Portland if it stood today – the loss of the Children’s Museum building would not be such a loss, especially given the exquisite contemporary beauty and financial impact the completed Portland Museum of Art standing alone will mean. It will ultimately […]

The coalition of Mainers advocating for less cellphone tech for kids are doing timely work. I am a teacher, and just yesterday I received an educator survey on this issue. I read this paper’s headline, “Maine parents ramp up fight to get cellphones out of schools,” with interest, then turned on my radio only to […]

President Biden’s debate performance raised alarm in many quarters. The present situation is a scathing indictment of the free press in this country. There can be no continued fable that our “independent” media searches for and reports the whole truth to the American people. It is clear from post-debate information that the decline in President […]

I feel compelled to answer Charles Day’s letter, “Hugo-Vidal wrong on immigrants, workforce” (June 30). On driving up housing prices: It was the African immigrants, 25 years ago, who turned Lewiston around from dying as a ghost town. Equity-rich “migrants” moved to Maine from other parts of the country, gobbling up living space by bidding […]

In response to Raymond Brunyanszki’s thoughtful and accurate opinion piece, “Freedom cannot exist without truth,” (July 13), I would add this: One of the reasons we have a divided country has to do with the integration of public schools in the South. To resist and foil efforts at integrating their public schools, some white southerners […]