The time for soul searching has arrived for all supporters of Donald Trump. As they wash the blood from their hands, they should take a long, honest look in the mirror, for every Trump vote is complicit in what happened last week, especially those enabling votes for re-election. And if that look in the mirror […]

Like most others, I was shocked at the violence in the Capitol last week, and by the role of the president in encouraging it. The events have resulted in calls for impeachment. I urge a more cautious approach. We should always hold people responsible for their misdeeds. However, there is a thin line between holding […]

Now that members of Congress know what it’s like to cower under their desks in fear for their lives, maybe they will take a less measured – and politically expedient – approach to school shootings and gun control. American children huddled in fear for their lives in their classrooms and cafeterias long before last Wednesday’s […]

In the 1930s in Germany, so-called “good” people remained silent as their neighbors were beaten, arrested and taken away: Jews, of course, but also the disabled, gays and anyone who did not fit the Nazi vision. This did not happen all at once, but began with incidents of violence that the perpetrators blamed on the […]

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine would like to congratulate the Freeport Town Council for approving the 12-foot multi-use path design for the new Mallet Drive and Desert Road bridges (“Freeport to vote on $634,000 bridge replacement add-ons,” Jan. 6). As Town Council Chair John Egan noted, this is the only opportunity that exists for the […]

As a serious reader of 20th century history I was drawn to a comparison of this past weeks events in Washington to those of 1930s Germany. Then, anti-Semitic nationalists (aka Nazis) took to the streets to smash windows, loot buildings and terrorize. Wednesday, thousands of mostly white thugs emboldened by President Trump invaded our capital, […]

The recent lawsuit filed against Maine DHHS alleging the overuse and misuse of psychotropic medications for children in state custody underscores the need for continued vigilance to ensure Maine’s most vulnerable kids are getting the care they need. Children who have experienced abuse or neglect at home and need to be removed for their safety […]

If Fox, Facebook and Twitter weren’t able to systematically promote lies and exploit false narratives, would Trump have become president? Would a mob have stormed the capital? Good governance cannot prevail in a society that protects and rewards liars. There is evidence that Americans understand this: a corporation can’t use false or misleading ads to […]