4 years ago After Trump, what’s next for the Republican Party? Regardless of whether or not President Donald Trump wins his re-election this year, the Republican Party will soon be grappling with one burning and absolutely essential question: what’s next? If Trump wins this November, he will be president for the next four years, but he — like all presidents — will be a lame duck just two years into the term, as the next scramble for the White House begins.
4 years ago GOP replaced party platform with Trump loyalty oath If you’re watching the Republican National Convention this week, you might hear some things about Democrats that are hard to believe.
4 years ago Would you rather be lucky or good? To the Editor; The above question was attributed to Lefty Gomez, who pitched for the New York Yankees in the 1930s.
4 years ago I’ll be watching the Republican convention To the Editor; Rarely do I find Matthew Gagnon with anything significant to say; his column last week, “Political conventions don’t matter,” is no exception.
4 years ago Supporting Maine’s forest products industry Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has created good-paying jobs, driven local economies and sustained rural communities.
4 years ago Contreni will inspire To the Editor; I am excited to endorse Margarita Contreni be our next state representative for District 119.
4 years ago Pass national popular vote To the Editor; Republican Saul Anuzis is right when he says that the national popular vote (NPV) will correct the problems in the current electoral system, in a manner that is constitutional and works within the Electoral College.
4 years ago Large families were common in the past Today the ideal family size is two parents and two children, but years ago families were much larger.
4 years ago Political conventions don’t matter The talking heads who infest cable news channels absolutely love political conventions.
4 years ago Democratic convention was like a telethon. GOP event will be a carnival of altered reality. In the age of COVID-19, the entire idea of a convention had to be re-imagined and recreated, in a new digital image.
4 years ago Two little words To the Editor; As a 68-year-old white, retired history teacher, I have followed the sad state of our recent political discourse.
4 years ago Don’t underestimate COVID-19 To the Editor; In the early part of the coronavirus pandemic, medical specialists worked on determining the death rate from COVID-19.
4 years ago Stand up for Social Security To the Editor; Last Friday marked the 85th anniversary of the passing of the Social Security Act, an historic set of protections that has benefitted millions of Americans in our state and across the country.
4 years ago Ranked-choice voting provides the best of both worlds To the Editor; Can Americans ever vote the way we were taught to vote in civics class? Mainers will answer that question this November, thanks to ranked choice voting.
4 years ago A way to beat those pandemic pounds When I open up social media these days, I often see references to “pandemic pounds” and “quarantine couch calories”, among photos of banana bread and homemade mac and cheese.
4 years ago No one cares who the vice president is Throughout nearly all of American history, a presidential candidate’s choice of a potential vice president has been among the most irrelevant things in politics.
4 years ago Rep. Stearns will be voting for U.S. Sen. Collins To the Editor; As a result of the opioid epidemic in Maine, oftentimes grandparents have to raise their grandchildren while parents are seeking substance abuse assistance.