While agreeing with Scott Gibson’s June 7 opinion piece — that many motorcycle accidents could be avoided if drivers paid more attention — that’s not always the cause. Motorcycles tend to be fast moving, smaller vehicles than cars and trucks and that can lead to accidents especially if they blend into the background. In contrast, […]

Harvard historian Heather Cox Richardson recently reminded me that June 1, 1950, was the day that Republican former U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith decided to stand up and confront and rebuke a different bully: fearmongerer and fascist Republican Joe McCarthy, a fellow senator. Joseph McCarthy created a Red Scare in the 1950s by blacklisting and […]

With presidential elections looming, I sometimes hear people say they just won’t vote because they don’t like either candidate. This often comes from moderate Republicans or independents who have major issues with Donald Trump but don’t like the idea of voting for Joe Biden, either. Two thoughts come to mind that might be helpful. The […]

I am hugely disappointed in Sen. Collins’ decision to question former President Trump’s conviction by a jury in the court of law. She is fully aware that there is a process of appeal and that he will most likely use this. To align herself with those who are trying to place President Trump outside the […]

A May 27 Press Herald article pointed out the many ways that climate change is impacting Mainers’ health, including asthma, heatstroke, Lyme disease and poor mental health. This information initially felt overwhelming. As I thought about it, though, I realized that many of the actions Maine is taking are already addressing some of these problems. […]

Hooray for our judicial system! It finally brought out all the lies Trump told in the 2016 election. Think how different our country would be if Trump had been unable to lie and manipulate the public information prior to the 2016 election. He may well never have been elected, saving our country from eight years […]

Jewish parents should pull their children out of Saco schools if Nick Fuller Googins is the representative of teachers in that district. Mr. Googins, a fourth grade teacher at CK Burns School, penned an opinion piece in the June 2 Press Herald calling for a boycott and divestment of Israel. But nowhere in Mr. Googins’ […]

I’d like to see Trump sentenced to four years of working at Walmart or Target, cleaning up in aisle five or as a greeter at the door (more in line with his skill set) and having to live on his salary. No outside help from Walt or Keith or the kids at Mar-a-Logo. Chris Queally […]