I thank Douglas Volk for raising concerns about future restaurant offerings at Maine Turnpike service plazas (“Chick-fil-A has no place on the Maine Turnpike,” July 29). I want to clarify that no decisions have been made at this time. We are in the early stages of renegotiating our contract with Applegreen, the vendor that operates […]

Did people know that Maine is one of only 14 states that doesn’t require voters to provide identification? In October 2024, a Gallup poll found that 84% of Americans support voter ID. This is not a partisan issue, it’s an election integrity issue and it’s common sense. Voter ID increases voters’ trust in the election […]

Regarding Steve Collins’ July 28 column, “It’s time for a younger generation to lead Maine,” it’s easy to write a column focusing on politicians’ ages. But is that the most important measure of performance? My suggestion for a future column: How vigorously is each of Maine’s leading elected politicians defending democracy? Daniel Hildreth Falmouth