This is in response to the op-ed by Dr. Jeffrey Barkin in the July 20 edition (“Deny undocumented workers health care and Maine suffers“). First, I think the doctor is disguising self-interest with altruism. The doctor has an economic interest in the federal government covering illegal immigrants for health care services. This is not a […]

Justice Darcie McElwee’s rise to power says everything about how corrupt this state has become under Gov. Janet Mills. McElwee was terminated by one administration and immediately embraced by another — not because she fought for justice, but because she didn’t. As District of Maine’s chief federal law enforcement officer, she never exposed the failures […]

An op-ed in the July 27 Sunday Telegram (“The AI tsunami is rolling in. Are you ready?“) quoted AI expert Sebastian Siemiatkowski as saying “I am of the opinion that AI can already do all of the jobs that we humans do.” This is exactly the sort of insular, absurd and pompous statement that I […]

As a volunteer election clerk in New Gloucester, I have seen how vulnerable our election system can be without simple protections like requiring voters to present an ID. When someone walks in and gives a name and address, we take them at their word. Last November, a man walked in to vote and gave me […]

Recent polls consistently show that an overwhelming majority of Americans — approximately 89% — support the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the U.S. government. This is a rare moment in which President Trump has failed to divide the nation. Trump has been informed by his attorney general that his name appears multiple […]

As a veteran who proudly served this country for 16 years, I took an oath to defend the Constitution. A sacred right enshrined in that document is the right to vote, which countless Americans have fought and died to protect. Supporting the implementation of voter ID laws in Maine shouldn’t be a debate, because identity […]

In addition to the reasons stated in Douglas Volk’s July 29 op-ed (“Chick-fil-A has no place on the Maine Turnpike“), I’d like to include my reason for opposing the addition of Chick-fil-A franchises on the Maine Turnpike. On a recent trip through upstate New York my husband and I found that the Chick-fil-A franchises at […]

American Eagle’s new campaign with Sydney Sweeney has sparked plenty of debate — mostly focused on its “genes/jeans” wordplay and whether it sends racially coded messages. But in all this noise, one of the most obvious elements is being completely overlooked: This campaign is selling Sweeney’s body. It’s no secret that Sweeney’s figure has been […]

Paramount’s CBS canceled “The Late Show” starring Stephen Colbert because of Donald Trump’s lawsuit similar to the ones he filed against Disney+, ABC and the Wall Street Journal. His singular aim is to silence the news outlets and “…not let the legacy outfits dictate the narrative and terms of the debate” (as FCC Chairman Brandon […]