Opinion

11 months ago

It is Trump’s economy now

To the editor:

In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt stood on his steel-braced legs in front of 100,000 cheering supporters in Philadelphia and denounced the “economic royalists.”

11 months ago

Are we still the greatest nation?

To the editor:
For a long time, the Republican Party has been one of the loudest voices of American exceptionalism. No more.

11 months ago

An Easter musing

I feel it was Thomas with his “I won’t believe until I am shown” attitude who stood in for us on a very special day.

12 months ago

Mapleton Little League registration open

Even though the spring is still cold, now is the time to make plans for summer recreation. The Mapleton Recreation Department has opened Little League summer registration and is now live. As a result of some behind the scenes work by one of the great parent volunteers, the program has the ability for online registration […]

12 months ago

Join us in celebrating our nation’s 250th year

In 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary (a “semiquincentennial”).  Many states, Maine included, have formed semiquincentennial commissions to observe this historical landmark.