The deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., affects all Americans, even Mainers. Washington is our seat of government — and like our nation, it is meant to be governed by citizens and their laws, not the unilateral actions of one disgruntled individual. The deployment disrespects police departments nationwide. Is the National Guard better […]

I am writing regarding the Aug. 10 article “Maine’s school funding formula has long been called inequitable. Changing it is complicated.” The article makes the same mistake that many make; treating as fact the fiction that the state is paying 55% of public education costs. In reality, the state is funding 55% of what it […]

I loved the story on historic Maine movie houses in the Aug. 7 “Go” section. Throughout my life in Maine, as a dancer and performance artist, I have had the thrill of performing in many of the historic opera houses and renovated movie theaters. When I lived on Mount Desert Island, in the 1970s, I […]