Sen. Angus King thinks it’s a good idea to capitulate and pay the ransom note, rather than to stand up against the bully who is trying to take health care tax credits and food benefits away from thousands of Mainers. He’s had 10 months of examples of what giving in to a bully does for […]

I have been puzzled by something ever since the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, late in the summer. President Biden did an awful job during the debate and afterward pundits, newscasters and journalists daily questioned his mental decline, age and ability to lead the country. During the campaign and up to now, President […]

Plot twist …

This country’s descent into authoritarianism was inevitable. Both major parties have treated blue-collar workers in this country as second-class citizens for over 50 years, giving them nothing but lip service as their incomes declined to a fraction of what they were. Many of them feel angry and powerless and for good reason.  As a result, many […]

I feel that Sen. Angus King’s vote, to allow President Trump and the Republicans to continue to destroy our democracy, was shameful. The one and only chance to stand up to this dictator is now gone. His view that the government needs to be open to function makes little sense. The House was out of session […]

Nelson Dorsey III, in a thoughtful and well-constructed op-ed (“For Democrats, it’s political posturing at any price,” Nov. 9), chastises the Democrats for not engaging in debate and searching for compromise with Republicans, especially with respect to the current government shutdown. He has a point, but this has long been the party’s strategy. It must have been […]