We have a president advocating an “all of the above” energy strategy. We have a governor who has made reducing energy prices a centerpiece of his administration. And we have heating oil and gas prices outstripping the ability of Mainers to heat their homes and travel. In the midst of this, dozens of communities are […]

I have a friend who lives in Eden. While I haul pricey bags of produce to my car, she complains about the persimmons and figs falling on her sidewalk. The problem, you see, is that there are too many to eat, so the walks get messy. I worry about my kids getting hit by a […]

To the Editor: During the time it will take you to read this, 51 people around the world will die of hunger-related causes, and 35 of them will be children younger than 5. Nothing kills more human beings on earth than hunger: not war, not AIDS, not floods, not disease, not terrorism. This is the […]

To the Editor: Why does Paul LePage treat the people of Maine with such disrespect? Contrary to his belief, we are not all idiots. There is no excuse for the way he treats the public officials the good people of Maine elected. He seems to forget that only 39 percent of the voters elected him, […]