Observing the centennial anniversary of the Civil War in the early 1960s was a national fixation, but a central element of the story, slavery, and the role of blacks as soldiers was minimized in many observances. July 1 marked the 150th anniversary of the second day of the war’s greatest battle, at Gettysburg, and despite […]

While the news channels were obsessing over the plane crash in San Francisco this weekend, I was rather more concerned with the events that happened not far from the Maine border. I was forced, like I suspect many others in Maine concerned about it, to refer to foreign news services for information about the event. […]

Anyone who has followed Middle East politics knows that this is a region where extremists tend to go all the way and moderates tend to just go away. But every once in a while — the 1993 Oslo peace negotiations, the 2006 Anbar uprising by Iraqi Sunnis against al-Qaida, the 2005 Cedar Revolution in Lebanon […]

To the Editor: I appreciated the recent letter by Gene Proctor (“Prochoice view is indeed imperfect,” June 21, Page A12). While we still disagree on important issues, there was a more civil tone to his letter. I wish to clarify several points. Gene thought I insinuated that he lacked compassion for children. I was insinuating […]

To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the Sea Basket in Wiscasset for exemplary customer service. This past weekend, while driving home from the lake, sun-filled and wanting to cook about as much as regrout a bathroom, we ordered takeout from the Sea Basket, as we would be cruising right […]