It’s upsetting more and more each day to see people in society being so divided about everything. The art of tolerance and respect for differences in everyone is almost gone in too many people. I believe that we all come from the same source and are equal in every way. I strongly feel that we […]

I write in response to William LaRochelle’s letter, regarding the “Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality,” published Feb. 11. As Mr. LaRochelle notes, Catholic bishops are now calling for a fundamental revision of the Catholic Church’s sexual teaching. Those who know history are aware that the church has changed its teachings, even radically, but ever so […]

As a Vietnam War veteran and a member of Veterans For Peace as well as World Beyond War, I become enraged at governments who are unable to settle their differences without going to war. Here we are on the cusp of war, with Russia threatening the invasion into Ukraine. Russia is moving in soldiers and […]

The American summer of 2020 was marked by riots, many of which — night after night all season — took place in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Film of the many riots shows that many of the participants were not wearing the masks —which were de rigueur that summer — unless, of course, they were […]

I wonder, does the Republican National Committee’s censure of their members show the GOP is a cult? Who could have guessed? The definition of a cult, according to Wikipedia, a cult is: “a social group that is defined by its unusual . . . philosophical beliefs, or its common interest in a particular personality.” Wow. […]

It was sad for me to see the article about state Rep. Bruce Bickford’s bill, LD 1884, which would have the Legislature strip away the income requirement in Auburn’s agricultural zone. It’s sad because the zone was established so long ago (1964) with the idea that it would protect farmers from encroaching residential development, and […]