It is time to do away with the Electoral College. It looks like, for the fifth time, the Electoral College is going to trump the will of the people. American citizens of small states (such as Maine) have been deemed to be less worthy than the citizens of large states: Their votes were more important […]

This is in response to Anthony Winslow’s Nov. 6 letter to the editor. Mr. Winslow’s position is that football is unsafe. I understand many people believe that to be the case, but Mr. Winslow’s language is inflammatory and irresponsible. With the right equipment and the right coaching, football is perfectly safe. Sure, there are bumps […]

I frequently speak with Canadian citizens and they follow everything that is reported. Of course the media loves the dog-and-pony shows, so they will be against this idea, but we the people’s wishes should prevail! Remember debates in high school, when opposing sides debated controversies guided by an unbiased individual? No one spoke over a […]

As I try to process the results of Tuesday’s election through the heartburn of the campaign we’ve just endured, I can’t help but ask, “How could this happen?” I don’t mean “How did Donald Trump win?” I mean, “How did we end up with these choices on Election Day?” We have only ourselves to blame. […]

My wife has spent much of the past decade working on abuse and bullying issues with an agency in the midcoast region. She not only counseled women who were the subjects of abuse and domestic violence, but also focused especially on young people’s attitudes about themselves and each other. Despite the progress we have made […]

We had it coming. We had no clue how many people we had left behind. Now we do. We had it coming. Democrats and Republicans. The results of the election might seem devastating. You might feel truly frightened. But we had it coming. We failed, Democrats and Republicans, to hear the voices. Now we have. […]