Your recent editorial on the SAVE Act (March 1) was very well written, thoughtful and intelligent. An act to restrict legal voting certainly does not make sense for we the people. It has a “We the party — let’s win an election” point of view. It is shamefully wrong, but not uncommon, within the partisan […]
2026
Maine needs to stop selling its resources on the cheap | Letter
Maine is a poor state because we have a history of selling our resources on the cheap. First, the Europeans came for the fish. For a long time, there were fishing jobs on the Maine coast. The work was hard, dangerous and poorly paid. One can buy a remnant of those fish stocks at Harbor Fish if they […]
Identity politics is seeping into economic policy | Jim Fossel
We need to support candidates who rely on logic, not labels.
The crimes in the Epstein files are not as far away as we think | Opinion
We have an opportunity right now – a moral imperative – to stare this moment in the eye and refuse to look away. But how?
The thought police are on patrol at USM | Opinion
The recent cancellation of a conference on Palestine by the University of Southern Maine nauseated me.
Congress must be held accountable on Iran war | Letter
As the conflict with Iran escalates, Mainers deserve to know where our senators stand on perhaps their most important duty — committing our nation to war. I want to thank Sen. Angus King for his support of the recent War Powers Resolution (S.J. Res. 104). I am deeply disappointed by Sen. Susan Collins’ vote against […]
How COVID-19 prepared Nirav Shah for the Maine governor’s race
The former Maine CDC director has led recent polling on the Democratic primary after becoming the public face of the state’s pandemic response in 2020.
Iran war has gas companies showing their true colors | Letter
They have chosen to gouge American consumers at the pump.
What do Maine’s fishermen and restaurateurs have in common? Mental health challenges. | Opinion
Both our fishing and restaurant sectors shoulder extraordinary strain. If we them to endure here, we must take that into account.
Obituary: David Ira Chichester
SCARBOROUGH – David Ira Chichester, the beloved only child of Ira K. Chichester and Marion E. Lappine, passed away unexpectedly but …