In my lifetime, the saddest day in America was Nov. 22, 1963. Then it was Sept. 11, 2001. Now it’s Jan. 6, 2021. Perhaps this violent tragedy and appalling desecration of our national Capitol might bring our country back together again, as did our past saddest days. Rev. Louis Phillips Windham

That a contingent of congressional Republicans is attempting to suppress the will of the American people should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Republican voter-suppression efforts. Summoning the bogeyman of “voter fraud” (which has been repeatedly proven a myth), Republicans nationwide have enacted local and state voter ID laws (which disproportionately affect voters […]

A partisan stunt is unfolding in Washington during the counting of Electoral College votes. This may be the last opportunity for Trump loyalists to demonstrate their allegiance in a high-profile way. The objective of the entire exercise is to manufacture an atmosphere of doubt that undermines the legitimacy of the incoming administration. Sixty cases related […]

Hearing President Trump flex his extortionist muscle against Georgia election officials makes me even angrier at Sen. Susan Collins. The tapes obtained through The Washington Post’s reporting make it clear the president has not learned any lessons. I’ve never felt more let down than when watching Collins, who I voted for twice, sit on her […]

In regard to George Lawson’s letter published on Jan. 5: I believe that responsible journalism should weigh the credibility of information before publishing it. When a team of lawyers working for months cannot convince any judicial authority that there has been enough done “wrong” during the election to merit overturning the results – including judges […]

So we are probably all getting tired of the Electoral College, but did you know that each state’s voters actually have a different amount of voter power? Yeah, one more way that our system is not truly democratic. Voters in Wyoming have the most weight to their vote, almost three times the weight of California’s […]

I believe it makes sense for interested laypeople like myself to be trained to give the coronavirus vaccine. I am not afraid to give shots (I have dogs), and I want to help. I don’t want to be licensed or take jobs from anyone in the future or now. I understand there are probably state […]