On Nov. 6, our black Lab mix Pepper was let outside and vanished. He is almost 16 years old and has physically deteriorated a great deal this past year. He has trouble standing for very long because his back legs give out. We were extremely worried about his survival. I called the Wells Police Department […]
November 2016
Letter to the editor: Governor ought to know that impoverished need aid
If Gov. LePage is so in tune with the poor people (since he grew up in poverty himself), why, in the name of all that is good, is his administration keeping $155 million from helping those who need it? What gives him the right to decide to hang on to that federal money? What about […]
Letter to the editor: Trump victory is a setback for women
For a century women have fought tooth and nail for equality in the political arena, in the workplace and in our marriages. Today it feels as though though nothing has really changed, and yet everything is different. The Donald Trump Supreme Court will bear that out. Voters rejected a woman who has dedicated her life […]
Portfolio: What’s next for Maine’s industries
Trump’s policies are expected to help some and hurt others.
Commentary: In aftermath of disaster, Democrats must rally – and expand – base
Irony notwithstanding, the tea party provides a model of how to channel rage into nonviolent channels.
Never mind questions of character, leadership; who will keep food prices low?
An encounter with a homeless would-be voter opens eyes to the really basic issues.
Dana Milbank: Celebration only deepens confusion over Trump’s contradictions
His campaign opened cans of worms that he seems likely to blithely ignore.
Maine employers say hiring veterans is more than a public service – it’s good for the bottom line
Business owners say former military people show more leadership qualities.
His nonprofit, One Warrior Won, wields dog power against PTSD
After Richard Brewer of Falmouth learns how much it helps, he connects other veterans with service dogs.
PTSD puts veterans back in war even while at home
Three Maine vets talk about what they saw, heard, smelled and felt in Iraq and Afghanistan because it helps them move on.