As a 67-year-old white woman, living just a few blocks from the sites of the protests, I would like to assure the visitors who took it upon themselves to arrive in our city on Labor Day weekend, to supposedly protect us from the protesters, that we haven’t needed their protection. The presence of groups of […]

I couldn’t disagree more with Carl Szanton’s advice in his Sept. 8 column to vote for Joe Biden and Susan Collins. In the past, he might have had an argument, but these are not normal times. If Biden and Collins were both to win, the Senate would likely remain in Republican hands, which Szanton seems […]

As the U.S. continues to struggle with COVID-19 many people have been focussed on domestic matters and getting America back in order and have forgotten about the rest of the world. This response is only natural, even the airlines always say “the passenger should always fit his or her own oxygen mask on before helping […]

I am writing in support of Poppy Arford, the Democratic Party candidate for State Representative in District 49 in Brunswick. In these challenging times Poppy is the perfect person to represent the people of Brunswick and the State of Maine in the Legislature. She has spent a good portion of her professional career advocating for […]

In a recent interview, Jon Meacham stated: “the Enlightenment is on trial.” It’s a startling assertion. The Enlightenment was founded on observation and reason, the accumulation of scientific knowledge. But by virtue of his position, through his words and deeds, Donald Trump is likely the greatest threat to reason and science that the world has […]

Carl Szanton is right to want to see more bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate (“Maine Biden voters should also support Collins” Sep. 8). However, he fails to acknowledge, and perhaps understand, that so long as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell runs the Senate with his iron fist, there is no room for bipartisanship, much less any […]

In 2016, I had a student give a speech about Donald Trump. She wasn’t trying to get us to vote for him, but rather to persuade us to take him seriously based on his book, “The Art of the Deal.” Her point: everything he does, everything that seems so spontaneous and out-of-control, is carefully planned. […]

No one should have to choose between their education and health. As a young woman with heart problems and two autoimmune diseases, navigating high school was a challenge. Because I was frequently in the hospital, my grades began to drop. When my brick-and-mortar school said they couldn’t help me graduate on time, I knew I […]

This past month, I watched my beloved home state experience its largest outbreak of the coronavirus, which started with an August wedding and continued to secondary and tertiary events. This outbreak, thus far, has resulted in three preventable deaths, 147 new infections, and the disruption of thousands of families’ highly-anticipated back-to-school plans, including delays and […]