It takes a great deal of economic obtuseness and a fair amount of arrogance to assume that a third party can determine the right beginning wage for every job, in every business, in every industry. But that never keeps social activists from trying. The benefit of a higher minimum wage is obvious: low income workers […]

The hypocritical and politicalized Supreme Court has decided that it’s not OK for states like New York to pass gun restrictions to help insure the safety of their citizens, but perfectly alright for states to make health decisions for women that will determine the course of their lives. No woman who has experienced rape or […]

Current federal and state political leaders seem increasingly ineffectual in addressing domestic and international crises. Many Democrats, including those in our own state, seem rigidly centrist in an effort, perhaps, to seek acceptance by Republican voters. This strategy may prove self-defeating in that Republican votes seem likely to remain Republican and may leave Democrats so […]

Why this Supreme Court has proclaimed that individual states (New York) can not limit the rights of gun owners but then says that states can control a woman’s right to health choices is extremely hypocritical and disgusting. It gives gun owners, with deadly weapons, more rights than a girl or a woman who may have […]

The Cumberland County District Attorney “election” was a disgrace to the state of Maine. The appalling amount of “outside” funding and the disgusting ads were a shameful example of blatant political partisanship worthy of the Republican Party in what was supposed to be a Democratic primary. Having been in numerous meetings with DA Jonathan Sahrbeck, […]

If you were at the polls on June 14, you may have spoken with a campaign called “No Blank Checks” also known as “Maine Affordable Energy.” They may have given you a compelling sales pitch about how voters should approve any project over $1 billion. Sounds like a good idea! But this pitch is a […]

Hitler and Stalin’s autocratic mindsets exist in both MAGA and the Woke Left. The extreme left and the extreme right oppose each other’s ideals, but in practice they often echo each other in dismissive rhetoric. Religions and philosophies throughout history advocate moderation, compromise and consensus as the paths to social, political and economic well-being, yet […]

Guns, guns, guns. We are a nation obsessed with guns. In response to Richard A. Aspinall’s letter of June 21 – “There is no definition of assault weapon”: Maybe not in his mind, but there sure is in the minds of the parents in Uvalde and Sandy Hook – a weapon that tore their children […]