Masks and traffic signals have a lot in common. All drivers must pay attention to red and green lights in order to traverse intersections safely. Traffic lights are among the rules that are made for the common good. There are utility rules, water purity rules, housing rules — all for our protection. Wearing masks during […]

In the classic comedy, “Weekend at Bernie’s,” Bernie dies at the start of the movie, yet Bernie’s friends refused to tell anyone about it. The party continues throughout the rest of the movie. Would someone please tell the blind devotees of a fallen oligarch their hero is dead? Stop propping up the deposed king and […]

I was surprised, more like shocked, to see Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows testifying on Capitol Hill in support of bill H.R. 1, the “For the People Act of 2021 (“Strengthening American Democracy,” U. S. House Administration Committee, Feb. 25).” In her prepared testimony, Secretary Bellows pointed to the “best practices” in Maine, but […]

This week FBI Director Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, refuted two of the GOP’s big lies. First, that the election was stolen and, second, that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol included representatives of Antifa. He stated that there wasn’t any evidence that Antifa was involved. The GOP — after losing the Senate […]

I’m writing in response to Bill Van Tassel’s letter, published March 11. Really? Is he serious? I’m not sure what planet he’s living on, but I have watched four and one half years of an evil, hateful man, whose name I don’t even want to utter. What he has tried to do to our American […]

I must challenge claims in Alex Titcomb’s letter published Feb. 24, “NECEC won’t tarnish Maine’s woods.” It appears Alex’s exposure to the proposed corridor zone is limited to Route 201, an existing corridor bisecting the industrial timberlands of Somerset County. Unlike the swath of internationally-shared wilderness NECEC would permanently bisect, these forests are regenerated to […]