It would be a tragedy for the world if a nuclear deal with Iran, now on track, had been derailed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s crude attempts to control American foreign policy, cheered on by the Republican warhawks in the House of Representatives. Even now, implementation of this agreement is threatened who seem to […]

I learned recently of an Alabama man named Anthony Ray Hinton who was exonerated of murder and released from prison after 30 years. Aside from obvious differences, there were comments on that case that reminded me of the Dennis Dechaine case in Maine. One of Hinton’s lawyers, Bryan Stevenson, told The New York Times, “We’ve […]

Much of America is watching Maine’s success with our Clean Election campaign. The basic concept is that we the people are responsible for determining our fate. That founding concept is now grievously threatened by seemingly limitless money poured in by corporate and special interests, some of it from well outside our borders. Now hold that […]

Re: Donna Williams’ March 29 letter to the editor (“Maine’s elected federal officials should help refugees in our state”): Why should the federal government assume any responsibility for the refugees in our state? On the other hand, l don’t believe the State of Maine should pay for these people either. Before our state accepts any […]

Tax relief seems to be the highest priority of most Maine taxpayers. There are two things needed in our daily lives: food and shelter. I can grow and/or buy my basic food without being taxed, but to pay for education, I must pay taxes for my shelter. I do agree that if one generation helps […]