When Maine’s “constitutional carry” law took effect last year, the sponsor of the bill, state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, issued the following statement: “Maine has a strong tradition of supporting the Second Amendment and today is a great milestone in that tradition. “The passage of constitutional carry was a bipartisan effort, and Mainers can rest […]

Re: “Hunting: Focus on antler restrictions might miss greater point” (Jan. 3): Although everyone who enters Maine’s woods in search of the elusive whitetail hopes to bag a trophy buck, most are just as happy to get a spike horn. Meat in the freezer is still more important to the majority of hunters in Maine […]

Re: “Reunited Sudanese family embraces future in Maine” (Jan. 1): Congratulations to Susan Kimball for the wonderful front-page article, so thoughtfully and sensitively written, and to Derek Davis for what should be an award-winning photo of the father and son reunited after five long years. The picture tells the story so well. And congratulations, too, […]

Thank you, Lewiston! Thank you for showing us the accurate, honest and time-tested method of electing a candidate by a majority of the voters. It is really quite simple. Regardless of the number of candidates, if no one gets at least 50 percent plus one, a runoff is in order. The top two candidates have […]