The Oct. 25 letter to the editor, “Stop heavy metal mining near Mount Katahdin,” was high in emotion and near devoid of facts. I have no connection with Wolfen Industries that desires to develop the mine, or any other mining company. I obtained a bachelor’s degree in geology and later a master’s in environmental engineering […]

Regarding the homeless encampments, is there a summary of the many connected issues involved in trying to address these issues? For example: • How many people, in the given population, are addicted to drugs? Which drugs? • How many have a type of mental illness, and what manner of illness? What treatments are even potentially […]

Focusing on mental health and yellow flag laws is too limited a solution for gun violence. Guns are a problem because they are tools whose designed purpose is to kill. What we should have are procedures for how guns are obtained. Except, the Second Amendment greatly complicates regulating guns. The Founding Fathers put guns in […]

I believe that the Maine police officers who worked through the mass murder in Lewiston didn’t demand to be on the governor’s new commission to examine what happened in that tragedy because they’re likely to be witnesses. Legislators now want a seat at the table, but they’ll be political, and politics has no place in […]

At his inauguration, Donald Trump swore to uphold our Constitution and lead our nation. Instead, he served his own misguided ego. Jan. 6, 2021, was the ultimate statement of his ongoing disregard for the truth, common decency and our history. Do his devotees think he really cares about them – POWs who were losers in […]

Jim Fossel’s Nov. 19 column (“Brace yourself for a dreary presidential election”) discussed what he sees as Donald Trump’s main shortcoming as a candidate. Is it that he orchestrated an insurrection in 2020? That he has descended into fascist language, including calling opponents “vermin”? That he’s charged with 91 criminal indictments, including theft of classified […]

Instead of developing America’s favorite assault rifle, Dick Dyke could have brought art into the world.