I usually disagree with the liberal/progressive content of most of your newspaper’s editorial commentaries. But I gladly applaud your Dec. 27 publication of a syndicated column by Christopher Dale that examined the urgent need for more thorough education in the functions of democratic government and principles of civics for our students in the primary and […]

I was impressed by Sen. Susan Collins’ recent op-ed, if only because I didn’t think it possible for one politician to so thoroughly self-immolate in so short a time. The Republican tax scheme – the greatest transfer of wealth in U.S. history – will ultimately raise taxes on nearly 100 million working Americans, according to […]

Thank goodness! Tax expert Albert A. DiMillo Jr. deftly exposes the rhetorical tricks buried in Sen. Susan Collins’ defense of her vote in support of her party’s tax legislation (“Commentary: Collins can’t seem to deduce unfairness of Republican tax bill,” Dec. 28). Sen. Collins employs generalizations that are true enough in hypothetical circumstances, but seem […]