Shia-Sunni animosity is reaching a boiling point over Yemen. Iran and its proxies have gained control over Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and now Yemen. Saudi Arabia considers Iran’s controlling Yemen as crossing a red line and has started bombing missions and has massed troops at the Yemeni border. On one side of this conflict are […]

There has been a spate of letters to the editor recently on General Assistance in Portland. Some deride Gov. LePage for the rule changes he wants to make with General Assistance (“Let’s keep America’s arms open to all,” March 16; “Immigrants of any faith not welcome under LePage,” March 25; “Harsh cuts to services reflect […]

The early University of Southern Maine decision to eliminate the French major, based as it was on strictly budgetary considerations (too few majors), was, I suggest, a slap in the face of the growing community of French-speaking African asylum-seekers, whose community is growing by the day. Moreover, that decision represents (from the get-go) a basic […]

Several proposals in the general category of “right to hunt” bills are before the Legislature, but this title is misleading. No one is denying anyone’s right to hunt or fish, and you certainly can’t give Mainers the right to hunt because they already have it. What is threatened instead is the right to vote. For […]