Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been captured by the number of hunters and trappers whose licensing fees and related expenses create an important source of revenue. The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, The Maine Trappers Association, and the NRA receive special treatment, even though they are a small proportion of the state’s population. […]

In his column published Jan. 11, Cal Thomas uses verbal tactics similar to those made popular by the current administration and others who want to deny or bend the truth, or at least claim to present their opinion as truth, by branding opponents to their way of thinking with some demeaning term. In this case, […]

It was interesting to read the article (Jan. 9) about Gail Shelley’s experience with her surveillance camera at the stop sign at the intersection of Park Avenue, Lake Street and Gamage Avenue. My husband and I began our married life in an apartment at the same corner. We were amazed at the number of accidents […]

National Public Radio reports that the following federal government programs are now shut down or curtailed: • Food and Drug Administration food inspections, putting the food supply and American lives at risk; • Immigration courts, which provide a highly effective way to fix the problem the president claims he wants to fix; • E-Verify, which […]