On March 8, 1966, Nelson’s Pillar, a 120-foot-high column in Dublin honoring British naval hero Horatio Nelson, was bombed by the Irish Republican Army.

Does Bowdoin College give a degree in political correctness? The recent tequila party-tiny sombreros kerfuffle makes we wonder if the college will also ban the wearing of togas. Dave BannerWest River, Maryland

It seems to us that the town of Brunswick and all who love Middle Bay owe Henry Heyburn and Rich Knox an enormous debt of gratitude, for uncovering a serious lapse in permitting for shoreline projects such as the one now under way at Miller Point. Further, it’s too bad that neither Maine nor the […]

I was saddened to read Rep. Brian Hobart’s, R-Bowdoinham, partisan attack on Rep. Denise Tepler (D-Topsham) and on half of their colleagues in the Maine House recently (”House Democrats Show Their True Colors,” Feb. 26). I knew Rep. Hobart and I differed on policy, but did not think he would resort to attacking people’s motives. […]