Is our country for sale? Here’s what we know: • Elon Musk contributed at least $250 million to Trump’s campaign. • Miriam Adelson, a casino magnate and supporter of Jewish and Israel causes, contributed more than $132 million for Trump’s election. • Tim Mellon, the railroad magnate, gave at least $197 million to Trump’s election. […]

Bill Van Esveld, associate director of Human Rights Watch, reported on Israel’s systemic destruction of Gaza’s water system on a recent episode of the “Democracy Now” podcast. Israelis and people of the U.S. get a recommended minimum of 247 liters of water a day. People in Gaza get 2 to 7 liters per day. The […]

I am appalled by the mainstream/legacy press and our legislators’ failure to strongly repudiate Elon Musk’s presumption of legitimacy. He has neither been elected by American citizens nor confirmed by our legislative body and has no business preemptively calling the shots. Kathleen Moses Round Pond

After reading the Dec. 14 Press Herald front page story “Maine sued over new campaign finance law,” I feel compelled to blow off more than a little bit of steam with this letter. I think this lawsuit is sadly indicative of what is wrong with the American political and legal systems today. When someone can […]

I didn’t know whether to laugh out loud or cry when I read that the House passed a “teaching about communism” bill, sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Florida (“How Maine’s members of Congress voted week,” Dec. 15). Her reason is that “American youth have been brainwashed by the media and academia for the past […]

If people need any more proof that that the GOP has become deranged under the stewardship of the Donald, look no further than putting RFK Jr., with his worm-eaten brain, in charge of health care, never mind Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in the Cabinet. Barry Goldwater is spinning counterclockwise in his grave. Chris Queally […]

Right before Thanksgiving, our refrigerator stopped working. It was making a strange moaning sound about every two minutes, but neither the freezer nor the main compartment was cold. A repair visit confirmed that the condenser needed to be replaced to the tune of $1,200 to $1,400. The refrigerator was just past the one-year warranty detailed […]