In his column (“Last Jan. 6, our institutions held — except news media,” Jan. 9), Marc Thiessen says the news media is the cause for what happened on Jan. 6, 2021; I wonder how that is? He then explains that the majority of Republicans (or Trumpists) believe that President Biden’s election was a fraud. This […]

With all the noise about election reform, we need to get back to basics. Put civics classes back into the high schools, so the soon-to-be 18-year-olds can learn what a simple process registration is and how voting is important to this country. I feel most unregistered voters are responsible for their situation by not taking […]

Peggy Rotundo, a former state senator and state representative, is running for Senate District 21, which covers all of Lewiston. Having met Peggy Rotundo when she was on the Lewiston School Committee, I found her a good role model for my children. As I got to know my neighbor, I often would hear her say […]

I write as a Bates College alumnus and union member to commend the campaigners of the Bates Educators & Staff Organization and to condemn my alma mater’s heavy-handed and morally dubious tactics to suppress the democratic balloting of a legitimate union election. The actions of the college’s administration undermine many of the values Bates purports […]

I have long realized that the average citizen, myself included, is no rocket scientist. The pandemic has made me see how greatly I have underestimated human stupidity, be it ignorance or arrogance, probably both. Too many people spend too much time with the “f” words, Fox and Facebook, thus becoming another “f” word, fool.I can […]