There sat Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, sipping Coke and coffee — really calm. And there was Brett Kavanaugh, drinking a gallon of water and visibly shaken. Who is telling the truth? Does it really matter? The executive and legislative branches are in such disarray I doubt that they will ever get anything accomplished. And will […]
free speech
UMF Roundtable Series to explore 'Free Speech on Campus?'
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington invites the public to its next UMF Roundtable discussion, “Free Speech on Campus?” The free dialogue will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the North Dining Hall Olsen Student Center. Has free speech, once a hallmark of college campuses, become endangered […]
"Anti-fascists" to blame for death in Charlottesville, Gov. Paul LePage says
AUGUSTA — In his weekly radio address, Gov. Paul LePage appeared to pin the blame for the death of a young woman during the racist rally in Charlottesville on those who showed up to protest the white supremacist gathering. After condemning the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and racists who targeted the university city in Virginia […]
Liberals should get over it
This is in response to Barry Allen (Jan. 24) who responded to my letter of Jan. 17. It seems he took offense at my defense of Gov. Paul LePage. At no time in my letter did I say that liberals should shut up. I was criticizing liberal legislators for their attempt to impeach the governor […]