My grandma often scolded me when I was a boy. “If you think the world owes you a living, you got another think coming!” To the contrary, many today adhere to a doctrine of entitlement. Throughout his life, Winston Churchill fought against a similar philosophy – the philosophy of socialism. In 1945, in a speech […]

I am writing to respond to Michael Trombley’s Sept. 18 letter. Mr. Trombley announces that “the referendum campaign to replace Central Maine Power and Versant Power with a customer-owned utility, is getting closer to qualifying for the 2023 ballot.” That really concerns me. And I think it should concern a lot of Mainers. A referendum […]

Gov. Janet Mills’ leadership style and concern for all Maine people has earned my vote for her reelection. Unlike many of today’s politicians, she does not thrive on conflict and antagonism toward others. Rather, she is respectful and fair in her approach to addressing people from all walks of life, and in her approach to […]

I’m grateful to 2020-22 Portland Charter Commission members Peter Eglinton and Shay Stewart-Bouley for their very thorough opinion piece (“Commentary: Why we’re opposed to the Charter Commission’s governance proposal,” Sept. 27, 2022). Eglinton and Stewart-Bouley make a strong argument for why they and two other commission members, Dory Waxman and Marpheen Chann, are not in […]

All legislation involves negotiation and compromise, often leaving everyone somewhat dissatisfied because they didn’t get exactly what they wanted. That is certainly the case with President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Even then, what a triumph. Medicare will be able to negotiate some drug prices. At last, some meaningful monies and programs will confront the devastation […]

I must take issue with Diane Loranger’s Sept. 27 letter, headlined in print “Expect a hand up, not handouts, from LePage.” She states that Gov. Mills “wants to give asylum seekers handouts.” Does she understand that asylum seekers want to work but are barred from doing so by our federal government for extended periods of […]

I do not live in Maine, but I love it. I spend a lot of time there. It’s beautiful and so are its people. I am very concerned that people may vote for Paul LePage in November. I was reminded about some LePage facts by a 2016 New York Times article that read, in part: […]

There is one clear choice for senator from Maine Senate District 32 (Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis and Lyman). That’s Henry Ingwersen, previously a state representative, who served this area well. Henry is a former educator who understands that our communities are stronger when we make sure that everyone can afford to live and raise families […]