Nancy Leeman: Being white doesn’t always mean privilege

These days all one hears about is white privilege. I am not minimizing racism; when I was growing up my home environment was one of daily abuse, both physical and emotional. I was often in pain also, because of hunger. I was beaten, bloodied, and told that I was stupid and would never amount to […]

Jamie Beaulieu: Fear causes many to reject vaccinations

I believe we can learn something about our reaction to COVID-19 from the challenges I and other Marines confronted as we prepared for war in Iraq in the early 90s. Most of what I’m going to tell comes from the time I spent with members of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, which recently  returned from […]

Cartoon for Friday, April 9

Sandi Howard: Vote yes to nix CMP corridor

A few weeks ago, the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing on three bills to curb the influx of foreign campaign spending Maine has been subjected to recently, as the result of a loophole in Maine’s election law exposed by Hydro-Quebec. I participated in the hearings along with dozens of concerned Mainers […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Chauvin trial cannot vindicate America

Unequal justice is not justice at all. Yet that’s precisely what we have so often seen, unarmed Black women, children and men killed, and cops, time after time, excused.

Bonnie Lounsbury: Don’t let Androscoggin be ‘slow runner’ amid COVID

On April 3, the New York Times COVID tracker rated Androscoggin County “very high risk” for COVID exposure. The average daily case count per 100,000 people for the last 14 days is 27, the highest in Maine. For months Androscoggin County has been in the top one or two counties for COVID cases, yet our […]

Carole Richards: Save children, solve immigration problem

The children pouring into our country are fleeing horrible situations in Central America, after the Trump administration refused to help small countries with their fight against drug dealers and armed militia. Closing the border only caused a log jam. We need to help people to feel safe in their own countries. Our relatives came to […]

Cartoon for Thursday, April 8

Cal Thomas: Take me out of the ballgame

When the NFL decided not to punish players who kneeled during the pre-game national anthem, some fans reacted by refusing to attend games, buy league merchandise, or watch games on TV.

It took several years for the NFL to win fans back and some – like me – broke the habit and never returned, in person, or on TV.

Cartoon for Wednesday, April 7