“It was then that Hook bit him. Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him quite helpless. He could only stare, horrified. Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly. All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to […]

The tone of Maine’s political conversation has reached a new low. A strange incident in Saco last week, and the bizarre reactions to it, paints a bleak picture of our rapidly sinking political dialogue. Last Thursday, as Gov. Paul LePage spoke at a forum promoting his plan to cut the state income tax, a former […]

I spent my childhood attending Sunday school. I studied at a Jesuit university with a chapel in the very center of campus. As I nibbled on wafers, confessed my sins, and fought to play Mary in the Christmas pageant, I learned there’s a lot of pressure on Easter. Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection […]

The specter of our snarling governor damning all legislators who oppose his call for spending more money on drug enforcement (as opposed to drug treatment) and threatening, therefore, to “rip ’em a new one,” was a reminder last week of just how far Maine has fallen. We used to have a reputation as a moderate […]

We are fortunate in having columnist Orlando Delogu, emeritis professor of law, to champion the long-term unemployed, food stamp recipients, the homeless and immigrant populations, who are in need of General Assistance. Delogu is clear and frank in pointing out the inconsistencies and shameless posturing and practices of Gov. Paul LePage and his sycophantic cohort, […]

Julie McDonald-Smith’s views are welcome to a vast number of readers. Thank you for publishing her columns. Let’s hope she continues her gallant attempts to speak for morality and justice, and to expose the scandalous behavior of some of our representatives. Wilma KennedyFreeport