Having owned a bed-and-breakfast in Maine, and because of our association with a group of higher-quality inns, we had the fortune about 2014 to be the recipients of a no-cost promotional installation of twin electric vehicle chargers from Tesla. Since we had to install a separate breaker box for those lines (EVs require up to […]

Democratic leaders’ over-the-top rhetoric surrounding voting access should be Mainers’ first clue that the so-called “For the People” Act is not what they claim. President Biden called Georgia’s election law “Jim Crow in the 21st century,” despite Georgia having more early voting days (17) than his home state, Delaware (0). Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called a […]

Re: “Maine bicentennial event featuring replica of Columbus’ ship canceled following pushback” (July 10): The “Hide the History Gang” is at it again. This time, our American Indian brothers have been infected with the virus. Instead of using the chance to teach what a hateful and really ugly man Christopher Columbus really was, they demanded […]

As I write, New York subways are flooding because of extremely heavy rainfall. Americans in the West are bracing themselves for yet another record-breaking heat wave, with a little more than a week since the last one, which killed nearly 800 people across Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia. One hundred fifty thousand people die […]

It is fashionable to mock or discredit any serious inquiry about American racial history by simply calling it “woke.” Comparing white American mythology with what actually happened is not patriotic. It was, therefore, noteworthy to hear an impassioned defense of racial inquiry coming from our Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Army Gen. Mark Milley, who […]

Recently, the power and internet went out in South Portland for six hours. This has become a commonplace occurrence. Wooden collapsible “stop” signs were perched at intersections. When did we get lucky enough to have a power grid that rivals Puerto Rico’s? Small wonder there is a proposition to take over the company. While we […]

Mainers respect a strong work ethic and Gov. Mills has worked hard throughout the pandemic. Mills faced the darkest hours of COVID-19 with decisive smarts and neighborly decency. Now that Maine sees the results of Mills’ leadership and is returning to normal, Paul LePage is back from Florida, desiring the spotlight. I think it’s fair […]