I was disappointed to read, in Rachel Ohm’s Feb. 17 article, that Sen. Collins announced her support for the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Numerous studies and reports have made clear that voter fraud in Maine, and throughout the country, is negligible. Yet, Republicans continue to push the narrative that our voting system is […]

Once again, Sen. Collins is siding with her party rather than taking a courageous stance on behalf of her constituents.   Collins has expressed her support for the SAVE Act, which would make voting much more difficult for thousands of Mainers, but stated she’s not in favor of eliminating the Senate filibuster, a prerequisite for […]

When one considers President Donald Trump “gilding” the Oval Office into a throne room, sending armed masked agents into northern cities to frighten those populations into submission and denigrating Supreme Court justices as “lap dogs” because they dared to go against his wishes, it might be a good time for the entire voting population of […]

William Vaughan Jr. recently wrote regarding universal health care (“Reality of universal health care worth examining,” Jan. 26). I have heard his response often: blame the victim. He blames lifestyle and choices people make for needing medical care.  No question behaviors affect our health. Bad diets and lack of exercise are named most often. He […]

On Nov. 4, 2025, a referendum was put to Maine voters regarding changing state election laws and requiring voter ID at the polls. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, Mainers rejected this initiative. On Feb. 16, 2026, we learned that Sen. Susan Collins is actively going against the will of her constituents (“Sen. Collins supports voter […]

I didn’t see the film when it first came out in 1997, the Dustin Hoffman/Robert de Niro dark satire “Wag the Dog.” But, I thought of it recently and the Wells Public Library helped me borrow the DVD from down in Northeast Harbor. The film is about a U.S. president, up for reelection, who is […]

The hatred of the Democratic Party was embarrassing during the State of the Union address. When the USA hockey team entered, everyone stood up, except the Democratic Party. Shame on them and shame on the people who voted them into office. I don’t care how much they may hate our current president. Snubbing their Democratic […]