President Trump’s effort to negotiate sending Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a failed state engaged in a war with Rwanda, or return them to their own country to face potential retaliation by the Taliban, is despicable. These people were our friends. Roughly 1,100 Afghans have […]

This is concerning the request by Central Maine Power for a temporary rate change in July 2026. So far this year, my CMP bill has increased 23% since last year, 2025. Enough is enough. CMP’s attempt to blindside the ratepayers of Maine with its proposal for a $7 rate increase that would reduce the bill […]

Sen. Susan Collins should make a permanent place for herself in history by leading an unambiguous campaign in Congress to remove Donald Trump from the presidency of the United States. Maybe after the midterms, there will be enough change in Congress to remove Trump from office. But can we afford to have such an erratic […]

In a recent debate, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner asserted, “Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and we shouldn’t be complicit,” adding that “a government that is willing to commit genocide does not deserve U.S. tax dollars.” In fact, Israeli Holocaust and genocide researchers Amos Goldberg, Omer Bartov, Daniel Blatman, Raz Segal and Shmuel Lederman have all identified Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.   Goldberg writes:  “What […]

A wise and competent president would not initiate a war of choice based on a “feeling.” A wise and competent president would: If this were a TV reality show, we would be able to say, “You’re fired!” Time for the 25th Amendment. Peter WatkoAuburn