The world could be happy that a ruthless killer is no longer among us. But to the Iranian people, Qassem Soleimani was a hero and patriot, and we have to ask if Donald Trump had fully planned how to counter the inevitable retaliation for Soleimani’s assassination. (Even George W. Bush, who started wars in Afghanistan […]

As we come to the close of the Christmas season, the entire Heinig family wishes to thank our community for the generous support and nearly overwhelming number of gifts contributed to ensure our grandchildren would have a Merry Christmas in the wake of their mother’s (our daughter Anneliese’s) disappearance on Nov. 26. I described the […]

The Maine coast is full of nooks and crannies, many of which surround small coves and bays that make this a special place. The small scale of the shape of the coast and the communities that live along it is not the right place for 100-acre industrial-scale operations. Aquaculture leases in Maine can be up […]

Thank you, 129th Legislature, for raising prescription drug costs for retired senior citizens. Wait, Speaker Sara Gideon runs advertisements and Gov. Mills claims prescription drug costs were decreased. I am 71, retired on Medicare with supplemental insurance, and the cost of two of my four prescription medications increased by 50 percent this past year. The […]

This is in response to George Szok’s Dec. 31 letter (“Trump’s guilt already established”). After reading the letter and finding it well-written, I am left with one question: What guilt will follow President Trump forever? He was accused of “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress,” both very vague terms. You can argue that many […]

I would like us all to consider this: The United States has a military presence in 150 countries around the world. There are no foreign bases located in the United States. Now, who is the occupying army? We have a bellicose president of the United States who slithered out of his service in Vietnam when […]

President Trump announced to the world last Friday that with the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, he was not starting a war in Iran, but stopping a war. It seems to me that he is escalating a war. Someone should take his phone away. Stephen Wanzer Portland

Former Gov. Paul LePage has shown his true colors by abandoning the state of Maine for Florida in order (by his own admission) simply to lower his taxes (Jan. 3). Many Mainers have assumed for years that LePage’s fiscal and social policies were detrimental to Maine and the long-term interests of citizens who want to […]