The Maine Legislature has a great opportunity to move Maine forward by supporting LD 1656, “An Act To Promote Energy-efficient Affordable Housing.” This bill will creatively address three important crises that affect Maine: the housing shortage crisis, estimated to be over 20,000 units; a unique labor crisis; and the climate change crisis. Adding 20,000 units […]

Why are so many Republican senators so afraid of Trump, who has done nothing positive to our country in his four years of narcissism? Thank God the New York attorney general is pursuing his businesses. Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Lindsey Graham want to block a bipartisan commission to investigate […]

A recent poll showed that 73% of Republicans blame the events of Jan. 6 on left-wing protesters. If true, could they have procured so many Trump flags? In Arizona, fraud is to audit as bamboo is to bamboozle. There is a courtroom scene in the movie “My Cousin Vinny” that has the judge, played by […]

I frequently bike on the back roads of Maine for exercise and enjoyment. I have enjoyed this activity for much of my adult life and continue to do so, even as I near 80 years old. However, in the last few years I have frequently encountered situations where automobiles put my life in danger by […]

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is considering developing tools that equip America’s children to discern truth from lies, and know when they’re being deluged with misinformation. The goal is laudable. However, expecting the government to obtain the goal is foolhardy. Cal Thomas challenged Mayorkas to fact-check his recent claim — the southern border is closed. […]

This is what I see in “America.” We have a president who is out of control in spending our tax dollars. COVID-19 has turned into a lottery game: “Free tickets and free beer if you meet my deadline by Independence Day.” Unemployment is up when the not-so-proud people are staying home collecting unemployment checks, and […]

I support Naomi Osaka. After watching professional tennis for over 50 years, I’ve seen enough to know that sometimes criticism is pointed in the wrong direction and questions are not always fair or appropriate in following interviews. The Tennis Association needs to change its “iron-fistedness” and care more about players’ needs; show more compassion. I’ve […]

Joel Goodman’s recent letter to the editor (“In rebuttal: Joel Goodman: Gilbert wrong about apartheid in Israel,” May 30) supporting Israel’s war crimes against unarmed Palestinians, including women and children, is full of misinformation, disinformation and hyperbole. The recent violence, in which 227 Palestinians, including 64 children died (while 12 Israelis died), was not started […]

To be transparent, I’m an employee of Central Maine Power, but first and foremost I’m a lifelong Mainer who pays taxes, takes his vote seriously and has a monthly power bill. I’m writing to express my concerns behind LD 1708 and its misleading narratives that pushed the act through Maine’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and […]

There is a growing push by educators across the country to adopt “anti-racism” curricula in our schools. Critical Race Theory is a Marxist-inspired discipline that categorizes people as either “oppressors” or “oppressed.” It uses pleasant-sounding euphemisms such as “equity” and “culturally responsive teaching” to incorporate their indoctrinating ideas to the young and vulnerable. Parents are […]