Recently Jon Breed, Central Maine Power Company’s hired gun to push its unpopular NECEC Corridor project, wrote a guest column (July 19) that was ripe with mistruths. Quite frankly, it was insulting to the hundreds of Mainers who delivered tens of thousands of signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot. Our volunteer effort was […]

After another evening of tolerating multiple and repetitive political ads, I decided to express my opinion of them. I thought there would be some respite following the recent primaries but, nay, the ads continue on, mostly for Susan Collins versus Sara Gideon. Apparently that is where the millions of campaign dollars go. I am concerned […]

As flatlanders from “away,” we have felt blessed to have chosen Maine for our retirement. I can easily understand Tucker Carlson’s selecting a neighboring small town as the best place for his family (story, July 21). One of the great things I discovered in small town Maine was that, while many of us would be […]

The political atmosphere has been unusually tame so far, but it seems to be ramping up now to be mean and nasty, so hold on — it will only get worse. I have devised a method to save my sanity. Because of my disdain for the present administration and the Washington swamp, I mute all […]

Restaurants and businesses that do not enforce the state’s masking requirement break faith with those who rely on them to do their best to keep all of their patrons safe. Agreement with the requirement is not necessary, but following the rules is. It will not be even possible to convince those who do not comply […]

According to the U.S. Constitution, the right to peaceful assembly is assured, so what is happening in Seattle is not legal. I believe that in times of a national emergency, or disaster, the president has the right to act outside the law, but he can’t cause the problem just to make use of those powers. […]

We write as medical professionals. We care for people, their children, their parents and friends. We are in the midst of the greatest health challenge of this time. We are dismayed to see how few people mask up in this area. We are saddened by how difficult it is for retailers and other business owners […]

Enshrined in the Declaration of Independence are the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Now is a critical time for Maine to elect a representative […]

In 1775, the Continental Congress appointed Ben Franklin to be the first postmaster and the United States Postal Service was born. It has been there during this nation’s wars as a means of communication for all people. It has been the way most folks have paid their bills, sent away for all manner of goods […]

On July 14, Norman Smith responded to my letter of July 11 by disagreeing with my observation that standing while the Star Spangled Banner is being played is obligated and that kneeling is disrespectful. He indicated that that was a 1940-era concept and, in 2020, standing was only a tradition and not an obligation. Smith […]