A recent letter on eliminating the Electoral College was totally off the mark. (“High time for Electoral College to go,” Paul Baribault, Jan. 23). The author refers to the “contrived genesis” of the Electoral College. It was hardly contrived, but a seriously debated issue, discussed off and on over the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, […]

I’m very upset about the fact that Sen. Rand Paul has succeeded in convincing the Republican Party that the impeachment of Donald Trump is unconstitutional — after all that he caused to happen at our Capitol Building. Trump has a lifelong history of taking advantage of people and constantly tweeting negative messages to confuse and […]

I write in response to Mary Jones’ Jan. 20 letter to the editor, “Trump impeachment will not heal.” Mary writes, “The power of the word for good and evil cannot be underestimated, but only when the words are sincere.” She further states, “The platitudes from Democrat leaders about reconciliation and healing are far from sincere.” […]

Look what’s happening now. What has President Trump done? He’s turned a lot of people into aggressors. Trump is the ringleader of the Capitol attack. But if you look around, where is he? He is a coward and is now hiding from the reality; a hypocrite, a bully and a liar. He wants others to […]

Many wonder why President Trump received so many millions more votes on his reelection bid than he did the first time. For me, it’s simple: promises made, promises kept. Because he was a political outsider, he had the unique ability to separate himself from the “swamp,” and tell the blunt truth, and he delivered. Many […]

During these times of lunacy, chaos and fear for all Americans, I thought it might be a welcome time to praise the lovely Christmas decorations in downtown Lewiston. To those responsible, please accept our thanks for the beautiful sights, bringing much needed smiles during these uncertain times. Rachel Cyr, Lewiston

Government again fails us at a critical time. Presently the state is supposedly running a COVID-19 vaccine program, but is horribly failing the older people who most deserve it. I know a veteran of 87 who is in the most urgent risk category because of sickness, living alone and being unable to drive as the […]

A friend once said, “the more ads you see for something, the worse it is for you.” They were talking about junk food, but I could say the same for Central Maine Power/Avangrid, who’ve spent $16 million to sell us on the New England Clean Energy Connect, a project Mainers know precious little about. NECEC […]

I would like to respond to Mary Jones’ Jan. 20 letter. She emphasizes the “power of the word,” but overlooks how that power was misused by our former president. He called reporters “enemies of the people.” He called a peaceful Black protester a “son of a bitch.” After the racist Charlotte “rally” resulting in the […]