As a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 9150 here in Lewiston, I couldn’t agree more with Kathleen Case Keene and her letter “Muhammad Ali statue is being disrespectfully placed,” published Jan. 18. The site chosen for this statue shows very poor thought and planning by someone. What a punch in […]

I write in response to Kathleen Case Keene “Muhammad Ali statue is being disrespectfully placed,” Jan. 18). As a 16-year-old teenager, I met Muhammad Ali during his visit to Maine for his championship fight. He was still named Cassius Clay and had not yet made his intentions known to the world about his conversion to […]

The media should take most of the blame for the protesting we saw in Washington before President Trump’s inauguration. The constant false reporting being spewed has been unrelenting. Even conservative stations are not helping whatsoever. One example of this has been using the word “insurrection” instead of “riot” for Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI has […]

Almost 25 years ago I stood in front of my colleagues at the National Education Association Representative Assembly to fund efforts to repeal two unfair Social Security provisions — the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision, called the Social Security Offset. Over 10,000 NEA members from all 50 states voted to support this initiative, […]

The Gilded Age was time and climate remarkably similar to today, in which “robber barons,” the giants of industry, hoarded the wealth of this nation and exploited working people for greater profit while the people’s standard of living declined. People suffering from the effects of depression, inflation, poverty, hunger and homelessness were ignored. Do people […]

Imagine Central Maine Medical Center is bombed while you’re working your shift. The hospital director is hit by shrapnel, but he vows to continue caring for patients. He’s one of the only doctors left, because most of them were arrested last month by an occupation army. Imagine the generators have been hit, you are working […]

I am writing to express my utter dismay that our Lewiston city leaders think a statue of Muhammad Ali being placed so close to Main Street is a good idea. That the city will glorify a Vietnam conflict “conscientious objector” with a statue placement about 100 yards from Veterans Memorial Park is disrespectful to the […]

I am a registered nurse. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins knows how essentially important competent organizational leadership is, because she has experience as a former Maine commissioner overseeing the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. This department oversees licensing for professions like physicians, nurses and others. Sen. Collins must reject the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. […]

What a contrast: President Carter vs. President Trump. An honest man vs. a dishonest one. A selfless person vs. a selfish one. A man who spent his life helping others vs. one who spent his life taking advantage of others. A humble man vs. a braggart. A kind man vs. a cruel and boorish one. […]

I am very concerned about some of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. They are dangerous, breathtakingly unqualified, and put loyalty to Trump over everything else, including the Constitution and the rule of law. In particular, Kade Patel could weaponize the Department of Justice to go after Trump’s perceived enemies, Tulsi Gabbard (Trump’s pick for director of […]