For most people, the holidays are joyous and happy occasions. For some of us, they are depressing. I fall into the latter category. On Christmas Eve, I am typically full of dread and sadness. I can’t explain this. I have experienced this since childhood. What can I do? I seek help. We don’t have to […]

Consider what AI samples before assuming the summary it provides is without bias. Media is biased, including the frequency with which certain views points are presented. AI samples this. AI does not validate what it finds, it presents the most popular viewpoints as though they are fact. Sometimes the truth is unpopular. AI is not […]

Emma Joyce is — in fact — a mistress of influence and her Dec. 12 op-ed, “I may not have what it takes to be an influencer,” is pure Yankee philosophy. Hopefully the decision makers at this newspaper will force her into a weekly column. This paper has a history of bringing its readers quirky, cranky and endearing […]

I wish to respond to the Nov. 28 op-ed by Jeffrey Evangelos (“Graham Platner has a Blackwater problem”). I suggest Mr. Evangelos read the Dec. 5 article in Politico magazine by Michael Kruse. It’s an in-depth look at Platner, and shows him to be extremely intelligent, thoughtful and not easy to decipher.  Platner did not […]

Douglas Rooks’ recent column on school construction finance (“Time for a much bigger vision for Maine’s public schools,” Dec. 4) made an unsupported assumption. He said that improving finance for new construction would improve outcomes and reduce costs. While new construction might be more cost-effective, it has no demonstrated relationship to outcomes. In general, history […]