Cal Thomas validates two major points made by teachers of critical race theory and anti-racism (“Democrats need a day of atonement,” June 23). First, history is important. Thomas lists many historical events that have resulted in huge cumulative disparities in familial wealth and social capital between whites and people of color. The logical conclusion is […]

I read the two side-by-side articles June 16 of one person sentenced to six years for a marijuana violation, and another person with four felonies who was sentenced to five years. How can the courts justify sentencing (and keeping people in prison now) for growing, processing or selling a product now sold at dedicated retailers […]

I had been looking forward to writing letters to the editor about something — anything — other than Donald Trump. But thanks to the kowtowing Republican Party, he’s still with us. And his supporters continue falling in line with fact-free attacks on his successor. Take the case of letter writer Joan Villani (June 19), who […]

I have a question for the United States Council of Catholic Cardinals. In 2004, when more than 4,000 Catholic priests were found to have molested or abused more than 10,000 young people, were those priests prohibited from receiving communion, were they even punished or just transferred to other parishes? Do the Catholic cardinals think we […]

I’d like to talk about TV commercials. We all know that commercials are a necessary evil that most of us detest. That said, the mute button is my salvation. What I just can’t fathom is advertisers’/networks’ obsession with the bombardment method they impose on us constantly. An ad, with another ad, and then a repeat […]

As a nonprofit employee and Lewiston City Council member, I am excited about the proposed federal infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan, because it will really transform our communities for the better. I am particularly excited about plans to increase funding for Brownfield redevelopment, because in Lewiston we have many old industrial buildings with incredible […]

It is a shame that Gardiner school administrators caved so easily to accusations that their English Advanced Placement curriculum was, heaven forbid, teaching critical race theory. In fact, thanks to misleading edicts and legislation all over the U.S., educators are similarly being warned off teaching almost anything having to do with race. Critical race theory, […]

As we return to some normalcy after 15 months of pandemic living, I see some things that I am grateful for. We grieve for those who have lost loved ones due to this virus. It has been a difficult period with lots of sacrifices made by all of us. I have felt the frustration. I […]

Sen Collins visited the southern border on May 26 to view, first-hand, conditions there and the chaos that exists at the border. She was with a group of U.S. senators, one of whom, Mike Braun of Indiana, tweeted: “When we had the Remain in Mexico policy we (had) 45 year record lows for border apprehensions. […]

In rebuttal to Carole Richard’s letter to the editor on Sunday, June 13, titled ” Media needs to dump Trump,” does she know that neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris have been to view the crisis at the border yet as thousands of undocumented immigrants from dozens of countries are crossing into our country […]