I’m writing in response to V. Paul Reynolds’ outdoor column in the Sunday, Nov. 15, newspaper: “A gut feeling that hunters won’t buy new guidelines.” He mentioned that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife thought it might be a good idea that, after a deer is shot, the hunter should remove the gut […]

Assuming the electoral college votes Biden in, globalization means some invisible cartel will control our decisions. Biden is rejoining the Paris accord; its biggest problem is that the United States will be paying a disproportionate amount. The Chinese, Europeans and others are glad we suckers are back to pay more than we should for programs […]

Isn’t it time for Sen. Susan Collins to join the small number of her Republican Senate colleagues who are appalled at President Trump’s behavior in trying to overturn the election of Joe Biden? He has even begun a possibly illegal move to convince Republicans from Pennsylvania and Michigan to set up a slate of rogue […]

It’s time to go. Mr. Trump is an insult to the title “president.” He’s acting like a spoiled brat throwing a fit because he didn’t win. I wish that some of this letter could make it to the president, so he could hear how badly he’s behaving; he’s one of the biggest bullies I know, […]

Trump has lied to Americans regarding the Nov. 3 election, and has convinced many that our election process has been compromised, despite a lack of evidence to support this claim. Remember, Trump attempted to undermine the U.S. Postal Service prior to the election as he anticipated that many voters, especially Democrats, would vote via absentee […]

Will history remember Trump as the “Plague President” for the way he has promoted COVID-19 by ignoring it? And spreading it more than anyone? Perhaps he will go down as the “Crybaby President” for whining about how he was cheated by a fair election. He’s got to go, as soon as possible. What his fans […]

Witnessing the results of the election, two quotations come to mind. First, a quotation from Thomas Jefferson: “I am myself persuaded that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves.” The second quote is from […]

Psychiatrists say that mental illness is not contagious. However, a mentally ill person can influence others. Cults are proof of this. We know that one unstable family member, through the family’s interdependence, love and excessive empathy, can cause other family members to become unstable. One paranoid, aggressive family member can expose the latent paranoia or […]

To graduate high school in 1956 I had to pass a class called “civics.” In it we learned how our government functions. One part was about the job of a secretary of state. In each state that person leads a group of nonpartisan election workers who are trained to count ballots in national and state […]

Bipartisanship got the United States into trouble with the 1990’s trade agreements, which took jobs from Americans and sent them to China and elsewhere. This was seen as profitable, a good deed, a tide “raising all boats.” But the Chinese can now afford to make and buy their own products. Maybe some bipartisanship now? I […]