One can only wonder just what, if anything, can be done to curb President Trump’s negative activities. It is constantly mentioned in the media, and from people at large, about his illegal actions, and those disregarding the Constitution in particular. We know that he has no respect for the law and, in my estimation, the […]

Mainers are debating over election security and voter ID. Many say our elections are riddled with fraud, despite a complete lack of evidence. This is mostly a Republican effort to restrict the participation of people they feel are more likely to vote Democratic. To see the hypocrisy of it all, we need only look to […]

For those who doubted whether mass shootings could ever take place in Maine, the shooting in Lewiston, two years ago, made it abundantly clear they can. As a parent with kids in school, I have worried about this possibility — unique to war zones and the U.S. — since my children were born. It doesn’t […]

I am writing in support of requiring identification when voting. A few years back, in my small town of Durham, I went to vote … and my name had already been checked off. I had not been to the polls yet, nor had I filled out an absentee ballot. I happened to know there was […]