Terrorists bludgeoned a policeman to death inside the United States Capitol. You’d expect those who proclaim “Blue Lives Matter” would be screaming in horror, rage and grief. Instead, the response has been eerily subdued. Could this strange silence be because they mostly value “Blue Lives” for their use in oppressing “Black Lives”? When white supremacists […]

When I watched the assault on our beloved nation’s Capitol on television, Trump flags were not the only flags insurrections proudly waved. There were many other flags representing the disgusting views of far-right militia and white supremacists. One flag, in particular, caught my attention because I see it twice on my way to work from […]

You don’t have to know George Colby to be outraged – at the influence of the left. Colby is a selectman from New Gloucester who is accused of racism. A petition to recall him is underway. After the Pledge of Allegiance at a town meeting on Dec. 3, Colby stated: “Liberty and justice for all, […]

I find it perplexing to see some, like Walter J. Eno (“Letter to the editor: Addressing fraud at the polls is not voter suppression,” Jan. 12), are still caught in the obsession with widespread voter fraud. I don’t use the term lightly, but how else can the fanatical need to find something that no one […]

How about we bury the hatchet – not in one another but deep in the ground? President Trump won’t resign; the Senate won’t impeach; Vice President Mike Pence won’t invoke the 25th Amendment; congressional investigations will work for neither the right nor the left; Trump lawsuits alleging fraud won’t succeed, and federal or state criminal […]

The Washington Mall will be closed during the inauguration. As someone who has made many trips to the Capitol and D.C. and has attended three inaugurations, I find this disheartening, although I agree with the decision. How has this country gotten to what seems like its lowest point? We have had controversial elections before, but […]