Regarding the Nov. 18 news report “AG Merrick Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes,” remember when Republicans, the self-proclaimed party of family values and guardians of veterans’ rights, demonized Special Counsel Robert Mueller? As a practicing Christian, husband and father, this decorated Vietnam War veteran was vilified, with Donald Trump leading the charge. […]

Thank you for your excellent report regarding the “Route 1 Boxer” (“One of Us: Perhaps you’ve seen him out running. They call him ‘the Route 1 Boxer,’” Nov. 13). As 10-year Scarborough residents, my wife and I would occasionally come upon Mr. Bouchard as he jogged along one of his routes. If we were lucky, […]

The recent Maine Voices column by Tom Desjardin (“The root causes of the 2022 gubernatorial election result,” Nov. 17) is correct in stating that Mainers tend to reelect incumbents. That is true nationwide, and almost goes without saying. It is also true that Maine is becoming a more Democratic (party) state, and for that, Republicans […]

This year, again, I hit the pavement to canvass for local, state and national Democratic candidates. Reaching out to people matters. It’s not easy to knock on a stranger’s door – people are busy, they are wary of strangers at their doorstep. Once you start a conversation, however, most people appreciate the work of election […]

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, including 29,000 in Maine. Addressing this disease remains a critical issue for our country and state. While nearly everyone is likely to be familiar with Alzheimer’s disease, many people don’t realize that it disproportionately affects older Black and Hispanic Americans. Or that almost two-thirds of Americans […]

In the current political climate, it’s reckless for organizations like White Coat Waste Project to accuse America’s world-renowned researchers of conducting “cruel” and “wasteful” research (“Letter to the editor: Pingree to be commended for support of lab animal bill,” Nov. 17). Why would a political organization make such a dangerous claim? Because it remains opposed […]

Ashamed. That is what the Biden administration and its Justice Department ought to be after it determined that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin-Salman, should be granted immunity in the lawsuit against him for his complicity in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The lawsuit was a last-ditch effort by his widow to […]