Maine’s hydropower infrastructure should be viewed as an asset, not a liability. Removing dams will increase our reliance on natural gas. Natural gas is billed as a “bridge fuel” — cleaner than coal and necessary for providing consistent baseload power until renewables catch up. Hydropower serves the same purpose, with fewer health risks. Take the […]

Canadian news media continues to carry reports of Maine officials inviting Canadians to visit Maine. My advice to the people of Maine is: save your breath. Why would Canadians want to visit a nation with a president like Donald Trump and his daily threats of new tariffs and relentless claims of Canada becoming a 51st […]

Like many people these days, I’ve been searching for ways to understand and respond to President Trump’s attacks on our democracy — and to deal with the knowledge that so many good people are being hurt. My friends have been invaluable in helping me. But there’s another source that’s been invaluable, too, namely the daily […]

With reference to the recent letters about the lack of conservative viewpoints in the letters to the editor section of the paper, I wonder if it has everything to do with the fact that you offer a product that is only appealing to a segment of the population with very liberal, leftist leanings. You have […]