To the editor: I write in response to a Bruce Gagnon’s letter titled “Police state practice,” which was published March 14. I would like to express a different opinion. First, I would like to publicly say that I have a high regard for Morse High School Principal Peter Kahl. I know that he has nothing […]

To the editor: It is no wonder taxpayers get frustrated with the way our government spends money. Last week, three 65-foot ice breakers were sent up the Kennebec River to break up the ice that usually blocks the flow of the river around Augusta in the spring. Anyone living along the Kennebec could have informed […]

The rocky sea coast of Maine has been a source of great solace for me. It knows my secrets, receives my tears and cleanses my soul. It connects me to people around the world who come to the sea for solace. Today, it especially connects me to the people of Jeju Island, a UNESCO World […]

Independent Angus King, running for the U.S. Senate, could benefit from the special circumstances that sometimes work for non-party candidates in Maine. In recent decades, the state has elected two independent governors and almost did so again in 2010. The state seems to be unusually favorable to candidates running without a major party label. What […]

A good deal has been said — with a good deal of passion, exaggeration and confusion — about the requirement that all organizations, including those affiliated with the Catholic Church, must provide cost free access to birth control and abortion-inducing drugs in health insurance policies. Much of the debate has had to do with the […]