Deb Sayer

President-elect Trump calls global warming “a hoax” and promises to “drill, baby, drill,” in support of the oil and gas industry. But wait a minute. Exxon-Mobil's CEO urged him not to take the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord with its promises to reduce carbon emissions because Exxon is also involved in a variety of clean energy options.

Recently, a reader complained in your letters section that there were no communications in praise of Trump's return to the presidency (“ Where are the letters celebrating Trump's win? ” Nov. 17). I feel his pain, as I, too, have yearned to see him be our leader again.

There's no reason for Republicans to be overconfident or for Democrats to panic.

A headline on a Nov. 10 Telegram Opinion page op-ed reads “ This is an obvious time for a centrist party in America .” I respectfully disagree. More appropriate would be: “Time to elect more centrist Republicans, Democrats and independents to federal offices.”

In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to Sen. Susan Collins for her leadership in championing the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). This vital program funds type 1 diabetes (T1D) research at the National Institutes of Health and is currently funded at $160 million annually. However, its funding is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024. We must renew it.

Fred Kimball's Nov. 19 letter (“ Why not make Maine a two-flag state? “) was so good I wish I'd written it myself: Maine should have both flags! Maybe more.

No longer is the apprenticeship restricted to the curious young person. I was delighted to read state Labor Commissioner Fortman's op-ed, “ How to bolster Maine's labor market?

Too many critics are wrongly saying the Democrats lost the election because they abandoned the middle class. Ninety-nine percent of the Democrats I know are members of the working class. I am working class. And no one has done more to raise our quality of working life than the Democratic Party.

Writer Michael Perfetti's Nov. 23 letter to the editor (“Republicans are the true party of identity politics”) was absolutely right in suggesting that Kamala Harris did not lose because of “identity politics.”

The best part of Thanksgiving is the heaping side dish of memories that is always served alongside the turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. The holiday isn’t just a gathering of the clan but also the resurrection of family ghosts and hallowed traditions. Although many of their smiling faces are now gone, they will never be […]