U.S. Sen. Susan Collins published a defensive position in Maine newspapers to explain her wrong-minded vote in support of the Republicans’ tax cuts for the rich. Unfortunately, her explanation did not explain how the tax cuts will recover the $1 trillion the GOP plan will add to the national debt over the next 10 years. […]

I urge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to oppose the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett-White to lead the Council on Environmental Quality. I was relieved to hear that Hartnett-White’s nomination was sent back to the White House, so the president will need to re-nominate her. But when that happens, and a vote goes before the Senate, I […]

Does it ever occur to candidates for governor that the glowing essays about themselves they post on their websites ought to make some kind of sense or contain actual positions on issues? Apparently not. Here are some perplexing examples. According to Republican Garrett Mason’s site, “His mom worked at home, raising a family that pinched […]

Last Thursday, some 100 hardy souls braved the deep freeze to attend the funeral of Mary Estelle Blake, a pillar of the Yarmouth community who passed away at the great age of 97. Mary Estelle was a cranky old Yankee with some hard bark on her protecting a tender soul and a good heart. Her […]

Shame on former Maine State Police Trooper Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton. Linscott is charged with trafficking in fentanyl and heroin. Fentanyl is a powerful opioid and just a tiny bit of it can kill. Linscott was arrested Dec. 20 in Gorham, where he allegedly sold the drugs to an undercover agent. It’s bad enough […]