I have watched with increasing dismay the negative trajectory of political dialogue in our country as it becomes ever more destructive with each passing day. I am old enough to remember when political parties observed some standards of decency in their campaign rhetoric. Starting this November, I want to see a return to civil discourse […]

Donald Trump is becoming even more impulsive and erratic as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation knocks at his door. It must be getting harder and harder for Trump to resist firing Mueller. And the news of further evidence of collusion, corruption and obstruction of justice continues to mount. Increasingly, this corruption and collusion are endangering […]

In Monday’s sports coverage, there was a lot about the Final Four (basketball) and nothing about the Frozen Four (hockey). So, my question is: Why would Kansas, Villanova, Loyola-Chicago and Michigan be more important to your readers than Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan and Minnesota-Duluth? Robert Woodbury Winslow

I was very disappointed to learn about the cancellation of Tuesday’s visit to the World Affairs Council of Maine by His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, former president of Somalia. This is yet another problem caused by the misguided immigration policies of President Trump. President Hassan was denied a visa under Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the […]

Bath Iron Works is part of a very competitive industry, much more competitive than it was in years past. We’re doing what we can to work smarter and become more efficient. We have a young workforce that is getting more talented and experienced with each passing month. We are investing more than $100 million in […]

Regarding whether the state of Maine – we, the taxpayers – should agree to enlarge the wealth of an already wealthy defense contractor, General Dynamics, we need to look at the big picture. This is not 1997, when General Dynamics bought Bath Iron Works and was a much smaller company. It was then arguably sensible […]