The special report “A scar across the land” (Jan. 13) was a very nicely done presentation which carefully skirts the very limits of the truth and offers forecasts which, when after the fact do not come to pass, will soon be forgotten. What possible “irreparable damage to trout” could be caused by a 150-foot-wide corridor […]

I attended the meeting of the Androscoggin County Commission on Jan. 8, when commissioners considered the issue of rescinding their earlier support for the proposed Central Maine Power transmission line (misleadingly called New England Clean Energy Connect). I was impressed with the way commissioners appeared to really be listening to members of the public as […]

President Donald J. Trump was impeached. He cannot get that removed from history by lying, scamming, cheating, bullying, name-calling, blaming, tweeting or buying his way out. The two articles of impeachment has gone to the Senate for step two of the constitutional process — the “impeachment trial.” There was no trial in the House of […]

Winter is here, and as temperatures drop, we are reminded of the harsh reality that more than 100 Maine veterans do not have a place to call home. While the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and our many partners are doing everything possible to locate permanent housing for veterans in need, we need the community’s […]

Maine’s new governor is a breath of fresh air, much unlike the former administration. Her promise of cleaner air by 2050 and her weekly radio address give me a better sense of pride for my home state. If the other 49 state administrators follow suit, I see a better country in which to live. Dave […]

Mainers should be proud and thankful for Congressman Jared Golden. Rep. Golden’s response to the question of impeachment has been calm and measured. Though I might not have voted the way he did, it is clear that he carefully considered the available evidence prior to making his decision, as the Constitution requires him to do. […]

When Islamic terrorists brought down the World Trade Center towers, the threat to national security interests was credible enough to go to war. We constructed military bases so we could execute special operations to the maximum benefit. We now have a credible threat to our national security interests, posed by Mexican drug cartels. Since Mexico […]

In this era of uncertainty, I wanted to share this quote from George Orwell, the author of “1984” and an indomitable defender of liberty against threats from both the left and the right: “The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are […]

Central Maine Power said the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine supports the New England Clean Energy Connect. No, it doesn’t; support has been withdrawn. It said power from Hydro Quebec is clean energy. No, it’s not. It said power from HQ is from a new source that hasn’t already been used. No, it’s not. CMP said […]