Will Sen. Susan Collins have the courage to join her Republican colleagues in defending a president who continually breaks the law and is “no Mr. Nice Guy, but sometimes it takes a Donald Trump to change Washington”? Keep America great, Susan. Jack Glatter Cumberland

As the 200th anniversary of Maine’s becoming a state approaches, I attended an event at the historic First Parish Church in Portland pertaining to the constitutional convention held there in the fall of 1819. Planned and moderated by Herb Adams, a former state representative, well-known historian and current adjunct professor of social sciences at Southern […]

I recently went on a European trip to Budapest, Hungary, and Bratislavia, Slovakia. We went on guided tours. The guides not only showed us the buildings, monuments and other sites but also talked about the histories of their countries: the wars, the oppression, the different governments and what economies they had experienced. Both countries had […]

I am a 73-year-old Vietnam vet. I listened to John F. Kennedy, when I was an 11th-grade high school student, as he said the words: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Three years hence, I was in Vietnam, voluntarily, no questions asked. It was […]

I continue to be perplexed, disturbed and incredulous about the blatant misuse of power by the current occupant in the White House. Equally, the fact that many elected officials (particularly those members of the Republican Party) continue to protect their party and its leader in lieu of upholding their responsibility to preserve, protect and defend […]

The facts emerging about the recent shooting death in Waterville – suggesting a years-long troubled relationship involving known direct threats to kill the eventual victim made by a man who, his family says, suffers from mental illness, and had multiple guns stored at multiple locations – are chilling. This tragic death of a young mother, […]

In his series of ads about Susan Collins, Mr. Mercer poses the question: Is Susan Collins approachable and does she answer questions? As a voter I need to know if my congresspeople’s actions reflect my values. It is their job to be available to answer questions so I know. I have gone to the senator’s […]

Watching a drama about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II, I was reminded of the insidious nature of the Trump camp’s propaganda. The stunt of Republicans attacking and disrupting the congressional committee meeting (regarding the impeachment inquiry) was shocking and scary. How long before they “burn the Reichstag,” and destroy […]