Reporting on the yet-unpublished Bob Woodward and Robert Costa book, “Peril,” tells of Gen. Mark Milley’s actions to prevent nuclear war with China. He was apparently worried that President Trump would order a sudden strike, so he called his counterpart in their military to offer reassurance. This is a stunning action if true. The United […]

In Bill Nemitz’s Sept. 16 column, “Introducing Maine’s latest bogeyman: Retroactivity!” (Page B1), Nemitz asks, “If the transmission project is such a good thing, why aren’t they saying so?” Does he read the newspaper he works for? The Press Herald has been running ads from New England Clean Energy Connect for months about the merits […]

What is the value of an Advanced Placement course in today’s education system? I, and many other educators, students, and parents are asking this question. For over 20 years, I have taught English – including AP courses at Falmouth High School. I no longer believe the mantra that the College Board is offering prestigious programs […]

We would all have a better understanding of how much more dangerous the delta variant is if we just called it “COVID-20.” Forget everything you thought you knew about the original COVID-19; this is a whole different virus. If prior estimates suggested that up to 85 percent of the population needed to be vaccinated to […]

Mainers, please get vaccinated. Nearly 65 percent of us are fully vaccinated now and I have not heard of one serious side effect. So, let’s show the country we lead not only in voter turnout, but also in common sense. It has been reported that our neighbors in the South have been ingesting medicine made […]

In honor of National Recovery Month this September, I’m writing to support policies that promote recovery and end stigma for substance use. When I was 25, I entered recovery. It’s one of the hardest things I have ever done. If I had been arrested and had to go to jail, I am sure I would […]

I feel like I’m in a dream, where I am screaming with no sound coming out. This is what it is like to watch voting rights being restricted all over the country. I don’t think I am alone. Many of us are watching future elections being fixed right now, and it’s terrifying. In 2006, Sen. […]

The House should urge the Senate’s passage of a budget resolution that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented young adults brought to the U.S. as children, also known as Dreamers. The House already approved a pathway to citizenship by passing the American Dream and Promise Act in March, yet no further legislative action has […]

Sept. 11, 2001: On this day, and a few following days, 3,000 people died in an attack on this country. The country united and eventually killed the people responsible for this attack. Sept. 11, 2021: On this day, and the following day, 3,000 people died from the COVID-19 epidemic. The country continues to further disunite, […]