In the face of our current administration’s daily chaotic, abusive, immoral and inhumane declarations, it is only human to defend oneself by retreating into a kind of numbness. This response is, in fact, a survival instinct — essential to our ability to keep on going. Yet even in this state, I believe we can still […]

We are now entering the second month of Donald Trump’s fraught war of choice and we still have no better idea why we have entered it than when we started. In his meandering speech to the American public April 1, he ping-ponged through a menu of contradictory goals, from “we have already won” to “we […]

Maine politics is full of big promises and louder rhetoric, but young Mainers are looking for something simpler: a government that works, leaders who are honest and a state where we can afford to build a life. My generation is starting careers, paying off loans and struggling to keep up with rising costs — all […]

A quick online search shows that gasoline purchases in the United States average about 377 million gallons a day. If the average increase in the cost of gas is about $1 per gallon, it means that consumers are paying an additional $377,000,000 a day, or some $2.6 billion a week. I know what it means […]

I first came to know Shenna Bellows as a fellow Peace Corps volunteer in Panama in 2001. I was impressed by her good humor, organizational skills and serious work ethic. I’ve followed her career since we both returned to Maine to make our state a better place. My son was employed in the American Civil […]

Gov. Janet Mills argues that Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past Reddit comments disqualify him from national office. Let’s consider what truly disqualifies someone from serving in Washington. Platner has acknowledged the posts, apologized and expressed regret. He modeled the leadership our country is desperate for: transparency, accountability and humility. Rather than serving as cause for […]

Now the cancel-culture police are coming for “One Love”? (“Sugarloaf might want to rethink Reggae Fest,” April 6) Shame on Leslie Bridgers for writing a fishing expedition of a column in search of a problem. With so much trouble in the world today, the last thing that should be attacked is the power of music […]