Watching the horrendous ignorance and disrespect on college campuses has rightfully been called “disgusting.” Your op-ed from Michael Peters (“Jewish people deserve to be celebrated,” April 24) was right on the money, and everyone should read it and think about it. It has been reported that President Biden is thinking about bringing Palestinians who may […]

I’m confused over the numerous debates as to when human life in the womb can be saved or sacrificed. Some advocates project that abortions are legal after a certain number of weeks or months of pregnancy, or, as in Maine, as late as the hour of birth. When my children were little and “helped” me […]

I am a huge fan of Rep. Laurel Libby. She is abundantly endowed with the three Cs: Common sense, Courage, and a Constitutional mindset. In an age where we see laws having “unintended consequences” (usually negative), she looks at the underlying principles. She isn’t eager to get a result if it would benefit us only […]

Small rural hospitals, clinics and health care providers face steep challenges in U.S. health care, including staffing shortages and financial strain largely caused by complicated payment systems that don’t meet unique needs. This is aggravated by the fact that rural counties, in which two-thirds of Maine folks live, tend to have higher rates of economic […]

As a Jew born and raised, I appreciate the praise offered by Michael Peters’ guest column (“Jewish people deserve to be celebrated: Judeo-Christian teachings built America,” April 24). However, Mr. Peters seems to believe that in the 1950s and ’60s (and earlier) there was little if any antisemitism in this country. That is not true. […]

I write in response to Glenn Chateauvert’s highly inaccurate letter (“In Biden vs. Trump, these numbers matter,” April 25). Here are the actual facts concerning the Donald Trump economy and the Joe Biden economy. President Biden has over 15 million in job growth; 3.6 million in the past 15 months. His average gross domestic product […]

Chellie Pingree said on the news the other day that Donald Trump said “I can stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and no one would care.” What he actually said was “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters.” This is once […]

Like many of my generation, I have friends who served in Vietnam who are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. For any servicemen and women who are ardent Donald Trump voters, I wonder if they know about these corroborated statements and many others made by the former president through the years. “Suckers and losers” he said […]

When election time comes again in November, I urge voters to look hard at Rep. Laurel Libby, who is running for reelection. Laurel is a voice of reason who fights for the people of Maine. She firmly believes in personal freedom as well as smaller government. While others focus on issues that are not top […]

While Dan Campbell has been coaching students and volunteering to aid the homeless, his opponent in the race for the Maine House, Rep. Laurel Libby, was hard at work to lower taxes for the wealthy. She sponsored a bill to decrease the amount of income taxes on capital gains by an inflation factor. Capital gains […]