Anyone concerned about the direction the country is taking needs to prepare for the midterm elections. The Trump administration’s manifesto, Project 2025, seeks to station guards at voting sites to create fear and decrease voter participation. The Heritage Foundation document attempts to preclude the obvious arguments against this proposal by claiming it could strengthen faith […]

I find it hard to believe Democrats in the Maine Legislature really care about affordability. After all, these are the same people who introduced and passed new taxes of streaming services that started on Jan. 1, 2026 (and also increased existing taxes on cigarettes and marijuana). Last January, we saw the introduction of new payroll […]

In the Jan. 7 edition of the Press Herald, a photo appears of President Trump dancing after his illegal operation in Venezuela above the lines: “Trump says his voters loved his attack on Venezuela … here’s what they think.” I am reminded of a propaganda photo of Adolf Hitler dancing a jig after the surrender […]

On Jan. 1, 2026, the price of my medication finally came down — and it will change my life. I have been living with psoriatic arthritis for over 40 years, a condition that I treat with a medication called Enbrel. For most of that time, the price set by its manufacturer, Amgen, felt completely out of […]

It doesn’t have to be this way. I am 81 and grew up in Minneapolis. When I graduated high school, I got my bachelor’s degree at the University of Minnesota. It cost me $90 per quarter — for a total of $1,080 for my degree. This included free medical care. What has changed? Sixty years […]

I get my hard news from many sources, your papers, The Economist, TV, online, but I want to communicate that, hard news aside, I appreciate good writing. In particular I want you to know that I subscribe to (winter) the Sun Journal and (summer) the Press Herald — largely for the quality of the writing. […]