The sickening irony is that “the people Trump despises most, love him the most . . . the Trump voter who idolizes the guy, he despises,” according to entertainment personality Howard Stern, who’s known the man familiarly for decades. Others have said the same. I thought of Stern’s words when reading the Jan. 15 article […]

A look at history could provide a strong case for debunking the idea that the recent rioters/protesters at the Capitol are to be compared to “patriots” of the revolutionary era. The Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act of 1765, and the Townshend Act of 1767 were real, actual, and undeniable. […]

The power of the word for good and evil cannot be underestimated, but only when the words are sincere. Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. are the most notable examples of successful non-violent defiance of a government that’s failed its people. The platitudes from Democrat leaders about reconciliation and healing are far […]

Maine Capitol Police Chief Russ Gauvin apologizing and removing his personal social media postings in which he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, questioning the results of the November presidential election, mocking the use of mask-wearing as a way of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggesting that the public being advised by the CDC and […]

Let us make no mistake about it: President Donald Trump is responsible for inciting the evil in his lunatic fringe that morphed into a mob that assaulted the citadel of democracy around the world. Trump has been impeached, and he must be convicted. He must be relegated to the ash heap of history. The Republican […]

Lisa Montgomery died at our hands by execution this week. Driven mad by the cruel abuse she endured as a child, she lashed out in her own twisted sense of justice, and took a life as recompense for her own destroyed life. Are Lisa Montgomery’s abusers not accomplices in her act of murder? Are we […]

As a Mainer who has spent countless hours volunteering my time to qualify the “No CMP Corridor” referendum for the ballot for a second year in a row, I am deeply offended by Central Maine Power’s latest ads against our volunteer effort, which are designed to instill fear and spread misinformation. The Maine Constitution recognizes […]

Voter fraud or not, the threat is real. Which side of the aisle one sits on is not relevant in this conversation. Chaos is not beneficial to anyone. We’ve all learned recently how fragile democracy is. It doesn’t matter if voter fraud actually occurs; the mere threat or perception that it could occur is enough […]

I read the Jan. 12 article, “2020 will likely set new record for most drug overdose deaths in Maine,” regarding the number of opioid overdose deaths over the last three quarters of 2020. In just nine months, 317 people died. With the focus and energy spent on COVID, the reality is that more Mainers died […]

During World War I, many journalists were imprisoned for speaking against the conflict. During the 1950s, an anti-communist virulence emerged with the McCarthy witch hunt. Today, freedom of speech is under assault again. Where will this lead us? On Monday, Jan. 18, we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. These are […]