To the Editor: The fake news floating around about the New England Clean Energy Connect project is primarily penned by CMP and their massive PR machine. Facts? The 1600 jobs created will be divided among a consortium of 5 companies (4 out-of-state). These jobs are IN MAINE but not necessarily for Mainers. The supply of […]

To the Editor: After decades of having a subscription to the FJ, we are forced to cancel. The headline Lynching – Legality was highly offensive, particularly in the light of Daunte Wright’s and George Floyd’s murders. Where was the editorial oversight? Really? We can no longer tolerate Frary’s hateful, racist views and refuse to give […]

May 2017 Oprah Magazine, published a photo essay titled “Let’s Talk About Race.” An article in the business website Quartz by Aamna Mohdin explains that the photographer, Chris Buck, explores stereotypical representations of white and non-white girls and women – and flips it “in order to illustrate the yawning gap of inequality between white women […]

On March 30, CNN political commentator Van Jones told host Chris Cuomo that America is in a “dangerous position as a country” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is not convicted in the trial for George Floyd’s death. “Everybody I’m talking to is frustrated, re-triggered, re-traumatized. Seeing that video, seeing the complete contempt for […]

Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News sent this report on March 25. “Boulder mayor to gun owners:  Banning  assault weapons in not tyranny.” “Contending that an assault weapons ban could have prevented the massacre this week, Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver pleaded with gun rights advocates to reconsider their opposition to such a move, asking them to […]

To the Editor: Under Federal Statutes and Maine law, video service providers in Maine have an obligation to support community access television stations. Called Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) cable channels, they are supported under the terms of franchise agreements between the video service providers and the communities served. PEG stations are often the only […]

On March 17 Governor Mills signed into law a bill which will require the legislature to evaluate the racial impact of pending legislation. Our governor thanked Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) for proposing the bill. “Understanding the impact of legislation on Maine’s historically disadvantaged populations,” Mills declared, “is important work as we […]

To the Editor: In the March 20 issue of your paper there was a letter by Trampas Hutches, president of Franklin Memorial Hospital, thanking people who came forward for COVID-19 vaccinations.  I want to respond to that letter as follows: My wife and I received both vaccine shots at FMH, and I want to sing […]

Maine’s education committee had a public hearing on LDs 380 and 430, sponsored by Sen. Matthew Pouliot and Rep. John Andrews. These would undo the harm caused by two bills that significantly limited school choice in our state. One bill permanently capped at 10 the number of public charter schools permitted to operate in Maine.  […]