When asked in an interview if he should “uphold the Constitution,” our president answered, “I don’t know.” Did he not realize he swore an oath to do that very thing when he took the oath of office? He swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Does he have memory problems, […]
letter to the editor
Closing St. Dom’s doesn’t make sense | Letter
Kudos to all those who have worked so diligently to preserve the existence of the beloved Saint Dominic Academy. It seems ironic to this Catholic, in an era of goodwill for the Catholic Church, generated by Pope Francis’ tenure of goodwill and the sadness of his death, then the excitement of the election of our […]
Public media means a lot to Maine | Letter
Trump’s attempt to defund PBS and NPR lays bare his administration’s contempt for education.
US must stop supporting Israel’s genocide | Letter
On May 20, news sources declared that if Israel fails to allow food and other necessities to enter the ravaged communities of Gaza within “the next 48 hours,” 14,000 innocent children will die of starvation. Israel’s military (mostly supplied by weapons from the United States) has been blockading Gaza, thus causing thousands to die of […]
One step closer to losing our civil rights | Letter
I was talking to a friend, a fellow student of history, and we came to the following conclusions. When the government starts deciding that the Bill of Rights only applies to certain people, it has just reduced those rights into privileges. This is the first and biggest step toward elimination. Either those rights protect everyone […]
Honor Maine’s resilient EMTs | Letter
When we hear emergency vehicles, sirens wailing and lights flashing, driving through our neighborhoods, we wonder about the crisis unfolding. We too often overlook the enduring commitment of those routinely responding to those calls for help — the paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers and support staff — who rush toward danger, not away from it. Emergency Medical […]
Reflecting on D-Day, I fear for our democracy | Letter
We’ve strayed far from our values as a nation.
Jared Golden’s excuse on town halls doesn’t fly | Letter
As we watch the Trump regime ransack the federal government and trash the Constitution, Rep. Jared Golden chooses to level his criticisms at the grassroots organization Indivisible, calling it divisive and questioning its financing. If pushing back on the fascist regime in Washington, D.C., is divisive, then I guess that moniker fits. It’s not even […]
Protect SNAP benefit in Maine | Letter
Try living on the average single person’s weekly food stamp benefit. You’ll understand there is no room left to cut.
Sensible to run the country like a business | Letter
For four years, Americans were in a “constitutional crisis” when illegals were allowed into our country. And when Americans had to pay higher tariffs to other countries for goods. Now that those countries are being required to do the same, they don’t like it. Who said the U.S. has to save the world when we […]