In the Jan. 30 article “Gov. Janet Mills backs bill to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals,” Sen. David Haggan, R-Hampden, objects to the use of the word “fascism” in the discussions, calling it “an extremely offensive term.” “Fascism” describes an extremely offensive philosophy. It’s a shame Sen. Haggan didn’t object to the policies and […]

When I reflect on my cherished 50 years of teaching, I can’t remember a time when children were so terrorized by violence in their own communities that they were petrified to attend school, daycares and their doctor’s office. Above all else white, Black, brown and immigrant children must feel safe in order to learn! When parents […]

I very much agree with William Vaughan Jr., Paul Cain, MD, and Douglas Rooks, who all recently wrote about our need for universal health care. It’s the only way that health care is ever going to be provided for everyone. We all deserve to be cared for properly. What are we paying our taxes for, […]

People should take better care of Earth. Our Earth will be a junkyard soon, and we don’t have another planet to go live on. Stop driving gasoline cars! People should stop dropping trash in nature too. I don’t like seeing pollution and trash everywhere I go. We can’t enjoy nature that way. Also, plants won’t […]

Maine communities don’t exist without immigrants. The immigrants being detained each day are the nurses who care for our sick and the mothers nurturing our future. They are the carpenters, electricians and engineers building our towns.  Political and business leaders of Maine should step up and publicly recognize that there is no “Way Life Should […]

I have noticed that some restaurants and small business places have taken in our American flag (the Stars and Stripes) and replaced it with a rainbow flag (a symbol of the LBGTQ community). Now, it’s their business what they choose to fly for flags, but if they prefer the rainbow symbol over the American symbol, […]

A letter writer recently offered reasons to support Troy Jackson, a good candidate for Maine’s governor. The writer questioned Nirav Shah, suggesting he might use Maine’s governor as a stepping stone position, and questioned his capacity to lead (“A word of caution about Nirav Shah’s gubernatorial run,” Feb. 3).  The writer said Shah had no […]

The federal attempt to take over state control of elections is dangerous. We must oppose any federal effort to collect or centralize voter roll data or control state polls. These are bare-fisted attempts to manipulate elections. We must defend the right of states to run state and federal elections. The president’s continued fixation on his […]