We are delighted to support Teresa Pierce’s reelection as our state senator. While in the Maine House, Teresa served as House chair of the Joint Appropriations Committee, which crafts our state budget. During the last two years as our senator, Teresa has worked on multiple fronts, including chairing the Joint Select Committee on Housing, which […]

I have concerns about James Leslie’s Sept. 3 suggestion for a “Bozo” write-in campaign (“Letter: Send in the clown“) to save the Republican Party from MAGA. What if Bozo wins? There is a chance that Bozo may be no better at governing than Trump. A safer course could be to vote for Harris/Walz. Jack Glatter […]

He’s a man among men. He walks tall and never says he’s sorry. Real men don’t do that. He didn’t apologize to the “cat ladies.” He didn’t apologize for his highly offensive remarks about Randi Weingarten (head of the American Federation of Teachers), and he isn’t apologizing to former beauty contestant Caitlin Upton for using […]

I live in a part of Scarborough that has vacation homes. My property tax bill currently takes five months of my Social Security check to pay, and homeowners insurance takes another two months of that, because it is coastal property – although I am several millions of dollars from the ocean. My property has been […]

Melodie Greene’s Aug. 28 letter (“Will support of Israel manipulate U.S. into another war?“) displays a lack of understanding of the origins of the current situation in the Middle East. A historical perspective, not an antagonistic one, would show the reasoning behind U.S. foreign policy. There is no simple answer to these complex issues. Would […]

The ability to change one’s mind is an essential quality of leadership. Kamala Harris’ change of course on the fracking issue reflects her courage, strength and commitment to the people’s best interests in the face of new and better information. A response I heard recently summed it up succinctly: “A good leader may not have […]