It was a sad day for women’s history, labor history and the ongoing struggle for the right to be free of sexual harassment in the workplace. The excellent mural by Gordon Carlisle that had just been installed prominently on Route 201 in Skowhegan was hastily taken down and moved to an alley last week after […]

You recently (May 18) printed a letter by a writer who urged cable services to stop broadcasting host Tucker Carlson and Fox News because of their spreading of the racial “replacement” hoax that has led directly to racial violence, such as in Buffalo. That will never happen, but there is a way for ordinary people […]

I have had the good fortune of meeting and getting to know both candidates in the Democratic primary for Cumberland County district attorney. Jackie Sartoris’ combined experience as an assistant district attorney, a mother and a lifelong Democrat with progressive values proves to me that she is the person for the job of Cumberland County […]

I am a family doctor who takes care of patients across their entire life span. While I do take care of muscle sprains, diabetes and heart disease, I just as often treat reproductive health concerns, including pregnancies, planned and unplanned. Because of this, I am disturbed and angered by the constant attacks on reproductive rights […]

I am writing in strong disagreement with “Our View: Mills must stand up to attacks on students” (May 20, Page A6). Gov. Mills was absolutely right in taking down that video. I am a lifelong Democrat and a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights, but I am with the Republicans on this one. That video was […]

As a practicing criminal defense attorney for the past 40 years, I would like to urge primary voters in this county to re-elect Jonathan Sahrbeck as Cumberland County District Attorney. Jon has done a remarkable job in his first term as the District Attorney of Cumberland County. He has traveled throughout the county to listen […]

Jean-Marie Caterina is needed in Augusta. She has shown her political skills at getting good things done through consensus building during her nine years on the Scarborough Town Council and she is ready to apply those skills of patience, determination, and hard work to the state Legislature. I strongly support her campaign for House District […]

If the Democratic party is considered “progressive,” then surely the Maine Republican party must be considered “regressive.” The photo on the front page of the Portland Press Herald April 30th reflects part of a slogan that presumably reads: “Move Maine Forward.” Yet the platform presented at the GOP convention is anything but forward-moving; e.g. banning […]