I am writing in recognition of the driving force behind the MAGA movement. This force, the essence and spirit of the movement, is its intellectual foundation as well. I am referring, of course, to President Trump’s fabulous gut. This remarkable being always knows what needs to be done, and our venerable leader readily responds to […]

Maine winters are not theoretical. There are propane tanks that need filling, heating oil deliveries budgeted months in advance and electric bills that spike during the deep freezes. Energy costs are already one of the most significant expenses for families across Maine. That context matters when we talk about LD 1870, the so-called “climate superfund” […]

Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s March 15 column, “Wasting money and killing children, for what?” was one of the best explorations of the president’s war on Iran I have read. Both empathetic and angry, it wasted no time with the disclaimers that are too often included in condemnations of the decision to take our country to war. It […]

I recently met Hannah Pingree, candidate for governor, at a meet and greet in Portland. I came away thinking: “How could you have a more sincere, trustworthy, service-oriented candidate than Hannah?” She spoke at length on issues confronting Mainers. She has an impressive track record, 25 years of addressing the issues we all face here: affordable […]

Victoria Hugo-Vidal (“America’s number crunchers confirm what my generation already knows,” March 22) seems to believe that the federal government is only now beginning to recognize the financial stresses on the Social Security and Medicare systems. Is she so inwardly focused that she has not been aware that the trustees of these systems have been […]

As a parent of three children in the city’s public schools, I want to publicly apologize to the educators and staff of South Portland School District. It is beyond maddening that our district is facing another large budget shortfall requiring cutting more than 70 positions from schools. As a taxpayer, it feels that there has […]

Each time I read about another deportation from the United States, my heart breaks a bit more. Each time, I’m reminded that the repercussions of deportation will remain with families for generations to come. For at least three generations in my own family, it’s been this way. My maternal grandparents, Charles Purinton and Flora Silva […]