For years Donald Trump’s supporters have accused us non-supporters of suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, to explain why we have such negative perceptions of him. However, as the Jan. 6 committee has amply revealed, we had him pegged correctly all along. It has always been Trump who has been deranged, and even his loyal followers […]

On June 24, five individuals wielded their power and showed us that they care not for what the majority of the country wants. They care not for the rights, health and welfare of over half the population. They let us know that it is right and proper that we control women and have dominion over […]

I appreciate that there are men who speak up in support of a woman’s right to an abortion. But let’s take it a step further. It takes two people to make a baby. Women don’t just “get pregnant.” There might be fewer unwanted pregnancies if women could count on men to accept full responsibility for […]

Watching the Jan. 6 Committee hearings is disappointing and frightening at the same time. Our democracy and our Constitution are being attacked, not by outside forces, but by the “Grand Old Party” – the Republicans. What Donald Trump and his buddies have done to our democratic system is the very definition of “treason.” A word […]

In the July 3 article about Paul LePage starting up his new quest to eliminate income tax if elected governor really showed his ignorance. I was interested to read about his “new” plan but then, when he said “we have so many of our seniors that leave us for six months and a day because […]

In a July 2 letter, Zoe Gaston identifies precisely the crux of the abortion problem: defining when a human fetus becomes a person and thereby acquires moral standing and legal rights. We must decide how much we value a human being at various stages of fetal development. Yes, a human fetus is a living human […]

Thoughts and prayers and after-the-fact “help” won’t stop the spate of massacres committed with legal weapons of war. As the father of a son who died from a gunshot, I ask: What will it take to bring our nation to its senses? Ban semi-automatic assault weapons. They are not for hunting game. Steve Cartwright Tenants […]

Recently Sonny Barger, notorious Hell’s Angels founder, passed at 83. I write to reflect on Mr. Barger, not to praise him. Fifty years ago, the summer of ‘72, I landed my first job in advertising. McMullen Advertising was the “in-house” agency for AEE Choppers, manufacturers of custom motorcycle parts. This was three years after the […]