This newspaper has advocated since at least 2007 for presidential primaries in Maine. In January 2008, just after New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary placed the Granite State in the global spotlight and pumped millions of dollars into its economy, we wrote: “Political leaders intent on attracting new revenue sources and promoting Maine’s ‘quality of place’ would […]

It’s always interesting to read the quotations of people who knew a mass murderer before he killed. They usually express complete bafflement that a person who seemed so kind and normal could do something so horrific. Friends of Robert Bales, who is accused of massacring 16 Afghan civilians, have expressed similar thoughts. Friends and teachers […]

To the editor: I want to second DeWitt Kimball’s advice (Letter to the editor, “Solve the real problem,” March 14) that a rational understanding of underlying facts can help to moderate reaction to the proposed Downeaster passenger rail layover facility. Two round trips can come to Brunswick daily with or without the facility. But the […]

To the editor: At Harriet Beecher Stowe School, all of the secondgraders are studying mammals. I think we should take a minute every day and think about respecting nature and animals, because if we don’t respect nature, animal habitats will get ruined and more and more animals will die out. We should all think before […]