“The Former Guy,” in his bellicose, historic Nov. 6 performance on the stand in his fraud case, repeatedly tried to invoke a “hail Mary” legal defense, the “worthless clause” disclaimer, which had been dismissed previously by the judge hearing the case. As an argument, it was just that, worthless. To quote Judge Arthur Engoron in […]

Amid all the horrific news recently, Ben McCanna has produced some outstanding photography, uplifting readers’ spirits and giving cause for appreciating the wonders that can be found everywhere around us. The first that really caught my eye was “Sliding Into the Week.” It looked almost like a totem presenting the beauty in Portland. Then, “Do […]

Deer in the Maine woods and the hunters who hunt them are safer than families at a bowling alley or patrons at their local bar. Maine state hunting law limits semi-automatic rifle magazines to five bullets. Deer can escape while a gun is being reloaded. People facing a magazine containing 50 rounds or more don’t […]

A recent article (“A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore,” Oct. 23) reported findings from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute that, since 2001, the Gulf Stream has warmed 2 degrees Fahrenheit and moved six miles closer to the eastern continental shelf. Scientists from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have warned that […]

Although I am by no means a scholar of the Constitution, a few things I do know. The Constitution is an imperfect document that can be amended when citizens see fit. It has been amended 27 times. There are sometimes limits to the rights covered by the amendments. For example, everyone knows you cannot yell […]

In April, I called members of our congressional delegation to ask each of them where they stood on assault weapons. To my shock, Rep. Chellie Pingree was the only one in favor of banning assault weapons. I wrote a letter to the editor with these results. Soon after, a middle schooler in Yarmouth, Leif Hellstedt, […]

Thank you for your coverage on the Lewiston disaster. Members of local law enforcement deserves a huge thanks for their bravery during the shooting in Lewiston and the aftermath. It is easy for national media to be critical in the early days of analysis, but our police performed as heroes. In our tiny state, our […]

I wonder how many more graveside memorials we will attend, with friends and family, of a loved one slaughtered by a man with an assault rifle? How many more times our liberty will be stolen from us as we “shelter in place” because a man with an assault rifle threatens the community? What are we […]