Can you imagine the lines at gas pumps if there is a pause in the Maine gas tax, as one legislator proposed earlier this week? All the tourists and New Englanders will be buying gas here! If you don’t like the gas prices, move to Ukraine! Marcia Deal Kittery

In the Holy Bible there is something for everyone. There is room for skepticism. There is assurance for the believers. There is the sure testimony of those who were eyewitnesses. There is room for doubt among the followers and observers of the miracles. Not everyone who was there came away from encounters with Jesus Christ […]

In the northwest corner of Russia, on the shore of the White Sea, lies the city of Archangel. It’s several times larger than Portland and has much cooler temperatures. Bandy, or hockey with a ball, is a popular sport. Like Portland, it has a fishing industry, an art museum and a teaching hospital. It has […]

Re: “Convoy makes 2 loops around D.C. Beltway” (March 7, Page A2): What a shameful contrast between the fight for freedom in Ukraine and the one supposedly for freedom in America. While Ukrainians courageously put their lives on the line to block convoys of invading tanks and save their country from an unwarranted and vicious […]

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8, I feel compelled to honor the late Australian musician Helen Reddy. Baby boomers will fondly sing along to Reddy’s powerful song “I Am Woman,” which was pivotal for the feminist movement in the 1970s. In an early interview, Reddy explained her motivation […]

O Portland, you blew it. You offer a nice new Children’s Museum to delight children of all ages. My wife and I have enjoyed bringing our two grandchildren to see the wonderful productions of Maddy’s Theatre, showcasing some great local talent. We were delighted with Wednesday’s performance of “A Year with Frog and Toad.” After […]

It is telling that the syndicated political cartoon by John Darkow of the Columbia Missourian, published March 7 (Page A6), shows baseball umpires forlorn over a “labor dispute.” There is little dispute among baseball labor elements; the dispute is between the owners (American oligarchs) of businesses (teams) and the players (labor). The unspoken conventional bias […]