Recently Maine Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin posted on social media that the recent presidential election was fraudulent and that mask-wearing during the pandemic was simply the government trying to control people, along with other weird right-wing conspiracy theories. While we have the right to free speech, officials in powerful governmental positions should not undermine […]

The recent dust-up regarding Chief Russell Gauvin’s ability to lead the Maine Capitol Police in an objective manner rightfully has stirred some public concern. There is his right to express his views, and a citizen’s right to protection, under the same Constitution, if citizens are protesting something Chief Gauvin doesn’t agree to. He could have […]

Why does a newspaper that touts that it has answers for the vaccine rollout not allow nonsubscribers to participate? Isn’t that sort of biased to an extreme? Money is one thing, but the health of the nation should be the way above and beyond the sanctimonious need for profit. I know of a 87-year-old veteran, […]

Some of the words to “America the Beautiful” that aren’t often remembered these days: “America! America! God mend thine every flaw! “Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law.” Thank you, songwriter Katharine Lee Bates. Dale Hill Phillips

I sit, nursing my son, watching the weather report that shows more days of above-average temperatures. On one hand, this makes juggling walking a hyperactive dog with a 3-month-old a lot easier – we can go outside without worry of freezing. I’m sure we are all grateful for the temperate days just as last summer’s […]

In a syndicated column in the Jan. 23 Press Herald, Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive magazine, says we should not impeach Donald Trump or employ one of the other constitutional provisions to keep him from ever holding federal office again. Mr. Lueders’ argument is that Trump would never get elected again, so why bother? […]

I think I now have a better understanding of what’s going on in Washington. Why are we so divided? Why do 70 million of our people appear to be against 70 million of our people when most of us want the same things from government? We are looking for someone to blame. When my kids […]

Thanks to Portland City Manager Jon Jennings for continuing to seek viable municipal solutions to homelessness in Maine and beyond. The facilities at Oxford were never up to the task, and we’ve heard from clients staff and neighbors how cramped conditions create terrible results for all. If one municipality is to continue propping up the […]