We’ve all heard and seen stories of how police don’t follow the same laws we do. Let me describe one I know about firsthand. On Sept. 14, I was driving on the Turnpike from Augusta to Lewiston. In my rearview mirror I could see a car coming up on me very fast in the passing […]

As a lifelong resident of Maine with a disability, I have seen the changes brought about by the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act one day before my 12th birthday. That law greatly changed the architectural accessibility of most of the indoor spaces in Maine. Unfortunately, it didn’t address the outdoor spaces of Maine. […]

Is it the “spineless inquisition”? or perhaps the “ghost of Benghazi past”? Spineless it is, because the MAGA Republicans are following a nearly direct order from someone they fear, and many hate: Donald Trump. I actually heard a GOP senator say this is going to be like Benghazi. Really. D.J. Trump has been using the […]

If there were any doubt at the outset, the true nature of Israel’s campaign in Gaza should be clear: ethnic cleansing or population transfer. In the wake of the heinous and ill-considered attack by Hamas three months ago, Israel has lost no time in making Gaza an uninhabitable wasteland. Twenty-two thousand are dead, a third […]

I have been working on design of a new home-based solar power system. Solar has been around for a long time, and the technology has become more user friendly with acceptable cost. I was working online with a large solar power company, using its hardware to come up with a basic system that is compact, […]

Congratulations to all retired in Social Security — their check went up by 3.2% this month. That was the federal government’s COLA (cost of living adjustment), to help retirees fight inflation and be able to pay their bills. Every year Social Security retirees receive a COLA, which is beneficial. It is not that way in the […]

The evening of Dec. 19, my wife and I were involved in an extreme situation, in which our vehicle was swept into the Androscoggin River. We both had to jump from the sinking vehicle, into the cold and severe waters. We definitely would not have survived if it wasn’t for the courageous acts of nearby […]

Though I now live in Florida, I’ll always be a Mainer at heart. We still pay taxes in both Auburn and Newry. Kudos to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for removing the insurrectionist from Maine’s ballot, at least temporarily. If not abiding by the results isn’t election interference, what is? P.S. Slavery caused the […]

I want to make as fair a comparison as I possibly can. The Congress wasted very little time with addressing the issue of George Santos, without a conviction and overall disgust for what he stood for. A liar and under three indictments. On the other hand, some 40-plus percent of the Republican Party seem to […]

I am writing in support of the decision and action by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows regarding Donald Trump’s right to be on the ballot in Maine. Her job and responsibility as secretary of state regarding the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, Section 3, is to hear arguments to determine if Trump has taken action that […]