On the final day of the Republican National Convention, the theme was “Make America Great Once Again.” The talking points didn’t offer suggestions on how to do that, though, focusing instead on dissent, especially anti-immigration rhetoric. I find this troubling for many reasons. Like many in Maine, I have French Canadian roots, and I only […]

I respect and honor Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race. Go Kamala! The alternative is unthinkable. Christine McDuffie North Yarmouth

I am a 77-year-old lifelong Democrat. I have voted in every election, primary and general, at every level of government, since I became eligible to vote. I am one of the 14 million Democrats who voted for Joe Biden in the May primary. Difficult as it clearly was for him, I appreciate his decision to […]

While I am deeply appalled by the shooting at a Trump rally, it was not shocking. Mr. Trump and his sycophants have encouraged and promoted violence for many years, and now that very violence has come to them. They will now use this awful event to blame President Biden, because that is what they do […]

As someone who grew up in a time where cigarette smoking was commonplace and even promoted, I have seen firsthand the change in discourse regarding tobacco. Unfortunately, the discourse surrounding e-cigarettes has been grouped along with cigarettes despite these harm-reduction tools containing no tobacco. Our health organizations, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, and […]

Just in case readers don’t have enough to think about in the upcoming election, we read in the Press Herald that Project 2025 (sponsored by the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation) is planning to break up and privatize the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather service! Maybe we only get hurricane warnings […]

In a July 24 letter to the editor, the writer claimed there’s no evidence for Trump lying. I recommend that the writer stop watching Fox News for a bit and look to other news sources. Fox, by the way, settled a libel suit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million in April 2023 — not […]