In the Civil War’s aftermath, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed. Section 3 of that amendment prohibits people who have vowed to protect our country but have engaged in insurrection from serving in public office. This is not a suggestion, possibility, or even law. It is a fully fledged, duly enacted, part […]

Many people are claiming that Donald Trump’s removal from the ballot would be the end of democracy in America. Democracy in America can’t be destroyed because it doesn’t exist. In a true democracy, the will of the majority is determinative. If the United States was an actual democracy, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton would have […]

I just read that Maine’s secretary of state is taking Trump’s name off our presidential election ballot. This is not democracy, or the actions that should be tolerated by a free people. The people should decide by vote who will lead them, not a person who decides that we the people have no right to […]

This paper has had several articles about tailpipe emissions lately, with suggestions such as widening turn lanes so you don’t sit idling while waiting to turn. Why can’t our elected officials (federal, state and local), who dictate how we live our lives (buy electric vehicles, use heat pumps in our homes, don’t use gas-powered mowers […]

My thanks to the mayor and city manager for clearing the illegal camping on city property. It is not an easy task, but it is a necessary one. Now we can keep our streets, parks and shared public spaces clean and safe for all residents and visitors, and provide the services the tent campers really […]

Who does Maine Secretary of State Bellows think she is? By whose authority is she removing Donald J. Trump from the ballot? It is unconstitutional at best, not to mention election interference. We, the residents of Maine, will vote for whomever we want. If need be, we will write in “Donald J. Trump” spelt correctly. […]

I appreciate Secretary of State Bellows doing her job and showing fellow Americans that some public officials have the wherewithal to do the right thing under extreme pressure. I see the issue of Trump’s nomination involving three issues: rule of law, individual rights and peaceful transfer of power. Trump used his right to challenge election […]

Recently, two state Supreme Courts (Colorado and Michigan) have split on whether Trump can appear on the Republican primary ballot based on their conclusions about whether he has run afoul of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. And now, Maine’s secretary of state has declared that Trump should be barred from the Republican primary in […]