Having read that Joseph Ladapo, surgeon general of Florida, is pushing to remove vaccine requirements for children, I was prompted to research his credentials, which are quite impressive. He trained at quality institutions in adult medicine, but I question his competence to advise on pediatric health issues. Florida ought to hire a board-certified pediatrician or […]

I’ve been a volunteer poll worker in Sagadahoc County for a few years now. I’ve seen how much work goes into it. When I work at the voter table, many people want to show their ID and are very upset when it isn’t required. Maine should join the 36 other states that already require voter […]

Here we go again. These liberal officials have nothing left to give to the citizens of Maine but fear. Gov. Janet Mills is a prime example. Mills recently said people have been left in the dark about changes to social security, when nothing could be further from the truth. This administration has weeded out a […]

I live in Ottawa and truly miss traveling to the U.S. two to three times per year. It’s unfortunate and sad for such a beautiful country to spread such hatred and selfishness. However, this too shall pass. I see many state officials asking Canadians to return to the U.S. Despite the fear of crossing the […]

Time to speak up.

As I read the paper’s Sept. 1 ‘Today in History’ section, I remembered that when the history course I taught got to the beginning of the Second World War, the students and I would read aloud and discus the poem, “September 1, 1939,” by W.H. Auden. On that date, Germany invaded Poland. While the circumstances […]

Illegal entry into the United States is a federal crime. A non-citizen who enters or attempts to enter this country without authorization faces arrest and deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “We are a government of laws, and not of men,” noted John Adams, second president of the United States. What is it […]