Every time I go to Baxter State Park, I’m reminded of Gov. Percival Baxter’s words when he dedicated the park, which began: “Man is born to die. His works are short-lived.” This is true for many things, but it’s not the case with climate change. More and more, we’re seeing the devastating effects of climate […]

I will be voting “yes” to reject Central Maine Power’s proposed new power line, and urge others to do so as well. There’s a multitude of insufficiently answered questions regarding the entire proposal, including but not limited to Indigenous claims to lands flooded by Hydro-Quebec dams; lack of adherence to the width of clearcutting allowed; […]

I am writing to request that our news media begin to provide greater detail when it comes to reporting on COVID. Most, if not all, media outlets provide only the number of new infections, new hospitalizations, new ICU patients and new number of deaths without providing information as to vaccinated versus unvaccinated contained within these […]

The Maine Sunday Telegram recently published a Washington Post article with a headline that pointed out: “Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer.” It was on Page A2 but should have been on Page A1, as it reported that 388 people in the United States died of weather events so far […]

So let’s see. It’s been nine months since Joe Biden was elected president. How’s he doing? We have a hostage situation in Afghanistan. Our NATO allies don’t trust us, nor should they, Russia is making noise in Syria. A flotilla of gun-equipped Chinese coast guard ships attempted to approach five fishing vessels off one of […]

With the passing of the nation’s largest infrastructure bill since the 1950s, Americans should feel reassured knowing that bipartisanship still plays a significant role in policymaking down in D.C. Maine’s own Sen. Susan Collins was a key negotiator who, once again, proved her strong leadership and common sense approach delivers for Mainers. Now these same […]

Secretive, communist North Korea has a population of 26 million and controls it with fear and isolation. Each citizen must tow the party line at risk of imprisonment or death. But every now and then a few brave North Koreans escape to freedom and truth. North Korea reports not a single case of COVID-19. Interesting. […]