Who’s surprised with President Trump’s “shock and awe” strategy just over one month into his administration? Not me! Nor do I suspect that most consumers of mainstream media. I never doubted Trump nor his extreme right wing sycophants when they campaigned, boosting this shoot-in-the-foot strategy. Trump never tried to disguise his revenge and retribution strategy, […]

The Feb. 24 headline “US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine” was more than a gut punch. It broke something deep within our hearts, our souls. We recall having Cold War “nuclear bomb” drills in elementary school in the 1960s, due to America’s Cold War fear of “Red Scare” […]

The Trump administration is not really looking for “waste, fraud, and abuse.” Those are best removed with a scalpel after careful examination, not with a machete wielded haphazardly, destroying what works as well as what doesn’t. The cuts are meant to destroy the agencies of government so that they can be rebuilt according to a […]

I am writing from the North West of England to express my profound admiration for Gov. Mills for standing up to the orange bully. It is important for all Americans to understand how important it is to Britons that the USA is competently and ethically led. We have American friends here who have already made […]

At a time when so many Americans are reeling from an unbalanced economy and an unpredictable government, it follows that some unscrupulous people want to cloak themselves in the language of justice in order to sow discord. Aaron Hoffman seems to be one, based on his letter from Feb. 19 about antisemitism (“A call for […]

Kudos to the Press Herald for correctly identifying the entity that places the Valentine’s hearts around Portland as the “Valentine’s Day Phantom.” Where the moniker Valentine’s Day Bandit came from, who knows, because he, she or it doesn’t steal anything. Cliff Gallant Portland

Colin Woodard is one of the best op-ed writers in America today, as his thoughtful, measured and powerful columns in the Maine Sunday Telegram will attest. We are fortunate to have such clear-eyed, insightful contributors regularly featured in our state’s “newspaper of record,” which is why it is imperative that readers step up and support […]