As a lifelong educator and children’s advocate, I am saddened by the thought that some children who might merely need a listening, caring person may not be given that option. I have listened to and encouraged many children in my life, and each one returned the attention with displaying confidence and being able to feel […]

On Tuesday evening, when it was apparent that he had not won the election for governor, Paul LePage took the stage and provided a dramatic demonstration of why he is unfit to hold political office. He did not concede the race, berated his opponent, and angrily left the podium. Maine deserves better, and will have […]

Paul LePage still doesn’t get it. He claims that he lost to Janet Mills because Mainers care more about abortion that heating oil. I don’t believe that. He lost because Mainers are sick of his lies. Yes, we are experiencing inflation that hasn’t been seen in years, but so is the rest of the world. […]

Marc Jalbert’s letter on Nov. 9 (“Honesty ‘has taken a hit’ in political advertising“) wonderfully explained the problem of voter fatigue from all the political nonsense during state and national elections. I think many people besides he and I are fed up with never-ending political ads in which facts are taken out of context, exaggerated, […]

In rebuttal to Mr. Joe Voisine of Florida (Nov. 10, “‘No malarkey’ that Biden is wrong leader for America“). Malarkey you say? That robust economy that Biden inherited was crippled by a deadly epidemic that caused everything from supply problems to economic problems, not just here, but internationally. Despite inflation, with rises in both employment […]

I have become resigned to the fact that team owners and executives are only loyal to the pocketbook, but they better produce a result in that effort. Chaim Bloom has not done that with the Red Sox. He took a pennant winning team to a last place team in short order. He made lousy personnel […]

“Yevgheny Prigozhin admitted Friday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so.” I’m shocked! (Sarc alert) This is the way of the world — they spy on us, they mess with our elections, and we spy on them and we try to mess with their elections(?), such as they are. […]

Since my honorable discharge from a tour of duty serving in the U.S. Navy, between 1969-72, each Veterans Day I take a moment to pause and remember the sacrifices of the men and women who served in our nation’s military service. This calls to mind those who fought and perished for our freedom since the […]

It’s puzzling that Donald Trump’s MAGA Republicans adore a man who cares nothing about them and who promoted two of the biggest lies ever, that he didn’t lose the election (yes, he did) and that the attack on our government Jan. 6, 2021 was acceptable (no, it was horrifying and shameful). Trump received a huge […]

From the very beginning, President Joe Biden told the American people that he would be president for all people and fix the mess that former President Donald Trump had created. Although I did not vote for Trump, I do recall a much better world we had before Biden took office. A robust economy, low gas […]