I write about the mural taken from the Department of Labor building by order of Gov. Paul LePage. Most Mainers were unaware of that mural prior to “mural-gate.” Now that it is out of the Labor building, why not put it on tour? Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges could take turns hosting it, as well […]

Responding to the Ethan Kelly article as it appeared online March 29, we can certainly empathize with the family. We, too, are one of the thousand families on the Maine Department of Health and Human Services list for direct caretaking services. As we plan for our son’s future upon completion of high school, we are […]

I am convinced that, in the short future, some communist dictator will wake up some morning angry at the world and squeeze the red trigger to activate nuclear missiles directed at countries he considers a threat. That would mean other countries, armed with nuclear weapons, would get involved, creating the inevitability of a full-scale nuclear […]

President John Adams once said that “facts are stubborn things.” If I remember correctly, the price of gas when Barack Obama became president was less than $2 per gallon. The price is now nearly twice that. The national debt when Obama became president was several trillion dollars less than what it is today. Everyone knows […]