Lately, I have seen some comments about the legal decision against the Oregon bakers who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. Here is my comment: As a gay person who is 72 years old, I understand discrimination. The comparison that’s been made between refusing service to a gay person and refusing […]

Matthew Petersen, one of President Trump’s recent judicial nominees, admittedly had never tried a case in court, although he has had extensive legal experience that matches or exceeds that of past nominees confirmed to federal circuit courts. And the American Bar Association gave him a unanimous qualified rating. In 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Kentanji […]

Fishermen and association members like myself, a retired fisherman from Gloucester, Massachusetts, should take note that thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and restrictions on cod, flounder and other species, our fleet has gone from 200 vessels to 60 in just five years (at the same time, Maine’s groundfishing fleet has gone from […]

I find your Mainer of the Year (Page A1, Dec. 31) a confusing concept. Regarding Time magazine’s Person of the Year, it is clear that the person chosen is not necessarily a hero but very influential. Yet your 2017 winner, Sen. Susan Collins, is in stark contrast to your five finalists. Each of them had […]