When people feel the need to write things like Jones Gallagher’s recent critique of the student walkout (Letters to the editor, March 20), it’s not difficult to read between the lines. First, you have to dig past the superficial – by that, I mean the cynicism and conspiratorial nonsense simmering on the surface – and […]

Re: “Severe coastal storm damage, steep cost may offer glimpse of future,” by Gillian Graham (March 21): Our fourth nor’easter this month rolled through Thursday, and we are still rebuilding from the first three. Damage from the most recent storms on the coast of Maine has totaled in the millions. A study recently published in […]

Our generation is young. We’re too young to be defined by a set of characteristics, like the millennials and the baby boomers. But one thing that has defined our generation is “code red” drills. School lockdowns. Sandy Hook. Marjory Stoneman Douglas. This is what defines our generation: We are the generation that has grown up […]

So far, President Trump’s approach to “draining the swamp” in Washington has instead created a toxic atmosphere of even more distrust and disillusionment. One can criticize President Barack Obama’s tenure for whatever one’s gripes might be, but he brought to the office relative stability and civility. With President Trump’s Cabinet members, appointees, advisers, attorneys and […]

Thank you for the article March 18 that emphasized the perspective of many Maine gun owners (“Feeling misunderstood, even demonized, 5 Maine gun owners speak out“). I have no problem with guns for hunting or security at home, points emphasized in the article. What does upset me is the availability of assault weapons. These are […]