I am writing today with a letter of thanks to two beings. One is a business, one is a legislator, the subject is the same for each. Not too long ago, I wrote out a check for $2,000 to Downeast Energy, for my oil bill. It got me to thinking that I never worried last […]

In response to Gerald Caruso’s letter to the editor about press objectivity (Aug. 22): He writes: “Accountability was sorely lacking when it came to coverage of President Obama on Operation Fast and Furious, the Internal Revenue Service scandal, Benghazi, ‘leading from behind,’ the Iran deal, etc.” Just so he knows, as soon as he mentioned […]

As a social worker, I know all the hoops you have to jump through to get into a nursing home in Maine. And even if you do fulfill all the requirements, often the only facility with a spare bed is far from the resident’s home and family. That’s why it’s so important that a citizen […]

I’m a college student from Gorham, and I’m writing to voice my support for Democrat Janet Mills for governor of Maine. After eight years of the LePage administration’s regressive and obstructionist policies, Maine needs a change, and Janet Mills is best placed to deliver that change. As attorney general of Maine, she has already been […]