I’m surprised that I have seen no coverage in your publication of a recent scheme affecting the pockets of thousands of Mainers, as well as residents of lesser states. Haven’t you noticed that, on supermarket shelves, eight-can seltzer packs have been replacing the traditional 12-can items, with no reduction in price? First they stealthily reduced […]

Eighty years ago, Allied forces sent the largest amphibious invasion in military history. Who would win this war against a genocidal maniac in Europe and a similar war machine in Japan bent on the subjugation, as evidenced by the Rape of Nanking, hung in the balance. This should have been a solemn occasion to honor […]

As the daughter of a WWII veteran, the wife of a Vietnam veteran, the four times great-granddaughter of a Revolutionary War minuteman (who also fought in the French and Indian Wars), and a great-niece of a soldier who was killed in the Civil War, I ask why you did not put any mention of the […]

While agreeing with Scott Gibson’s June 7 opinion piece — that many motorcycle accidents could be avoided if drivers paid more attention — that’s not always the cause. Motorcycles tend to be fast moving, smaller vehicles than cars and trucks and that can lead to accidents especially if they blend into the background. In contrast, […]

Harvard historian Heather Cox Richardson recently reminded me that June 1, 1950, was the day that Republican former U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith decided to stand up and confront and rebuke a different bully: fearmongerer and fascist Republican Joe McCarthy, a fellow senator. Joseph McCarthy created a Red Scare in the 1950s by blacklisting and […]

With presidential elections looming, I sometimes hear people say they just won’t vote because they don’t like either candidate. This often comes from moderate Republicans or independents who have major issues with Donald Trump but don’t like the idea of voting for Joe Biden, either. Two thoughts come to mind that might be helpful. The […]

I am hugely disappointed in Sen. Collins’ decision to question former President Trump’s conviction by a jury in the court of law. She is fully aware that there is a process of appeal and that he will most likely use this. To align herself with those who are trying to place President Trump outside the […]