On July 11, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early attacked Fort Stevens, with the objective of attacking nearby Washington, D.C. (He did not succeed in capturing the Union capital.) On Jan. 6, 2021, after initially being repulsed, Confederate battle flags flew proudly in the halls of Congress. Peter Chace Kennebunk

In a Jan. 3 letter, a reader (Peter Konieczko) advocated abolishing the Electoral College, then he gave one reason why we need the Electoral College: “A presidential election by popular vote would emphasize the most populous states like California, Texas, Florida and New York, and make swing states irrelevant.” The framers of our Constitution were […]

Just because everyone you know voted for Donald Trump doesn’t mean the election went to Trump. Everyone I know voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and I had to acknowledge that she lost. Neither does high attendance at rallies during a pandemic mean much. No one I know would have attended a rally of any […]

Now is the time to start thinking of ways to hold the Republican Party responsible for letting a maniac, in the guise of a president, get where he is today. We need strength, so it is time to start replacing Democrats now in Congress with young, aggressive and intelligent members. The Democrats, with the exception […]

As a former teacher of medical ethics, I am struck by an already staggering inequity in distributive justice. In these initial weeks following the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine, it has been reported that hospital board members, spouses of physicians, cosmetic surgery receptionists and young firefighters have been receiving the vaccine […]

President Trump must not be permitted to finish out his presidency. His incessant lies about winning an election he decidedly lost have resulted in mob violence at the Capitol, disrupting the counting of electoral votes. His unrelenting efforts to invalidate the election, combined with his incitement of supporters to riot, amount to a slow-motion coup […]

In response to a letter by George Lawson, printed on Jan. 5: I’m wondering if the Portland Press Herald is now in the conspiracy theory business. His letter spouts unproven “facts” that are easily debunked by a quick search on Google. There was no evidence of defective or hacked voting machines and this election was […]

Sen. Susan Collins, with six more years in office, still cannot mention the name of Donald Trump  – I repeat: “Donald Trump” – I repeat: “Donald Trump” – after he incited an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol. We are all stunned by the anarchy that he promoted just before rioters descended on the Capitol, […]