One of the pillars of our democracy is the Fifth Amendment. It reads as follows: “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in […]

The SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) passed in Congress on April 10, 2025, thanks to Rep. Jared Golden and three other Democrats. Does Jared understand the burden this puts on married women who’ve changed their name? Does Jared realize that 48% of Mainers do not hold passports (an accepted method of proving citizenship)? […]

While reading “Let’s help Maine’s Death with Dignity Act live up to its name” (April 9), I couldn’t help but mentally review if there are any passages where the Word of God gives us the option to murder ourselves in order to avoid the suffering of the end-of-life stages. Nope, I say the Bible will […]

Gov. Janet Mills should be commended for the courage she is displaying in defending the rule of law in Maine and not allowing President Trump’s threats to weaken our laws. These are challenging times. It is impossible to know to what extent the Trump administration will continue threatening Maine institutions, what actions it will take […]

I am liberal and I’m happy that Congressman Jared Golden voted to protect our elections by supporting the SAVE Act. For centuries our country has accepted immigrants, which I support. In fact, I work with a few of them. Part of being open and accepting of people from other countries is also protecting the rights […]

As an Armenian refugee from Azerbaijan, I wish to express my shock, disgust and confusion at a visit last May by a Maine delegation (Sen. Jill Duson, Rep. Deqa Dhalac, Rep. Mana Abdi, Probate Judge Paul Aranson, Reza Jalali, Abdullahi Ali, Ekhlas Ahmed, Tarlan Ahmadov) to authoritarian Azerbaijan on an official visit. Azerbaijan is listed […]

I enjoyed Michael Burke’s essay titled “Please, Canada, take Maine in?,” which appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram on April 13. In his piece, Mr. Burke describes what our lives might be like as Canadian citizens. The essayist offers an imaginary escape from our frightening reality under the regime of President Donald Trump and his […]