Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mark Warner, among others, in April submitted a bipartisan bill, the Trade Review Act 2025. It is intended to bring the power of approval and implementation for applying tariffs within the purview of Congress and away from the executive. This meaningful legislation seeks to notify the American […]

This letter is a follow-up to Joe Moore’s May 5 op-ed regarding the Voter ID for ME proposal created by the conservative PAC The Dinner Table. This proposal will likely be put to the voters in the November election. It is critical that voters understand several things. • Most importantly, there is negligible voter fraud […]

I am a physician recently retired from practice in Portland. Every day, I saw residents living with lung diseases, such as COPD, asthma and lung cancer, who depended on access to treatments and medications as well as clean air to ensure that they can stay healthy enough to work, go to family events and live […]

We the people need to strongly oppose President Trump’s plan to have a military parade on June 14 in honor of his 79th birthday. He is justifying the parade by saying it is also a celebration of the Army’s 250th anniversary. It is beyond appalling that the parade will cost tens of millions of our […]

The way Gov. Janet Mills stood up to the president deserves much more attention. When the federal government tried to paint her as a villain for doing her job, it wasn’t just political — it was bullying. Executive orders are not laws, and she was well within her rights to act in the best interest […]

Reporters Rachel Ohm and Joe Charpentier introduced readers to only one AmeriCorps service earlier this month. It’s important to remember that AmeriCorps funding also includes the Senior Corps. Over 100 seniors volunteer in the Senior Corps in York and Cumberland counties, serving in two capacities: as foster grandparents or senior companions. Foster grandparents volunteer at […]

In the 1860s, our country was divided over the issue of slavery. Today, everyone is against it. In the early 1900s, women’s voting was controversial. Is any man now willing to explain to his daughters why women should not vote? Today, everyone is for this. No serious person thinks we should have a segregated military, […]

I object to columnist’s Steve Collins’ ageist assumption that Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, 91, would be incapable of leading the country if the top three officials were unable to do so (“An old Senate tradition needs to be put out of its misery,” May 2). A healthy man, Grassley would be infinitely more capable than […]