Every Tuesday, from my home, I travel to the Statehouse in Augusta with AARP Maine as an advocate and volunteer for the 50-plus community. A favorite part of the day is at the Hall of Flags, where different groups set up tables and tell us about the programs they work on for the people of […]

One of the hallmarks of today’s hyperpartisan era is the tendency of those on the ideological extremes to direct their ire toward centrists. It is through this lens that I read, with dismay, the March 15 op-ed “Susan Collins’ betrayal of Maine demands accountability.” It turns out the “betrayal” is not against Maine but rather […]

I’m no longer interested in hearing Sen. Angus King pontificate about defending democracy and the Constitution, because in the most important fight he will face this year — the budget — he turned tail and ran. He and Sen. Chuck Schumer voted to hand over their congressional spending authority to the aspiring dictator President Donald […]

As society strives to protect victims and hold perpetrators accountable, it is important to address a troubling phenomenon: the filing of false charges and false police reports against domestic partners. When someone falsely claims to be a victim of domestic violence, they weaponize the legal system against their partner, leading to unjust consequences such as […]

Several recent actions by the Trump administration directly affect Maine people, and not in a good way. The DOGE people are trying to close down the federal Department of Education, which funds and mandates services for at-risk children (Title I) and children with learning challenges and disabilities (special education). Everyone knows families that would immediately […]

Ignorance is a choice. Stupidity is not, although the former could very well foment the latter. In these recent times now before us, this is a ponderance that begs loudly to considerable consideration. Long live our nation under constitutional government, the rule of law and equal justice under the law. As the line goes in […]

So President Donald Trump, who thinks that no law applies to him, wants Gov. Mills to apologize for saying she will follow the law. That says it all. Judith Dorsey Gardiner

Canadians are our friends; they have always been. We love them. I am so sad that they are not coming to Maine, and specifically Old Orchard Beach, because of President Trump’s tariffs. In Maine, Kamala Harris carried the state. If our nation had gone the way of the grand state of Maine, Kamala Harris would […]