I have just come from the Bates Mill Atrium and witnessed the portrait collection “Americans Who Tell the Truth” by Maine artist Robert Shetterly. He is showing 260 portraits of living and dead individuals who “tell the truth.” Each painting is accompanied by a quote which explains “his, or her” truth. There is also a […]

Cal Thomas inferred in a recent column that people would have been so much better off financially if they had put their money in the stock market some years ago, but George Bush suggested the same thing just before the collapse in 2007. The Republican Party hates Social Security and the fact it is so […]

Now that President-elect Donald Trump is setting his table to dismantle America as we know it, could he please tell us who is going to replace the 283,000 undocumented immigrants who really work and contribute to our economy in the agricultural fields? Nobody, because it’s hard physical labor that we can’t get our own citizens […]

In Canada, asylum seekers can ask for work permits when they submit their initial asylum claims — and if the claims are deemed eligible, after medical screenings, they can get work permits quickly. Unfortunately, asylum policy is radically different in the U.S. and here in Maine, despite efforts for years running on the part of […]

After reading about Patient Air Lift Services (“PALS SkyHope offers a lifeline for medical patients across Maine, especially in rural areas,” Oct. 13), it was clear that the contributions of Jim Platz were understated. No one in this state has done more for providing transportation to our medically challenged residents than Jim. He has dedicated […]