Greg Kesich

Letter to the Editor: Tribal sovereignty would help everyone

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021

I am a Portland resident. I know that most of those who represent Greater Portland in Augusta lean in favor of LD 1626. This is the bill to restore self-determination to the Tribes in Maine, who lost major aspects of their sovereignty due to the 1980 Settlement Act. The Tribes in Maine want to be […]

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Sierra Club backs consumer-owned power for Maine

by Matthew Cannon Special to the Press Herald November 29, 2021November 28, 2021

We should replace profit-seeking utilities with a publicly managed nonprofit to meet climate goals.

Letters, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Mainers’ good manners show up in air travel

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021

Recently, we took the no-frills American direct flight from Portland to DC. It was a quiet flight, despite being in a post cocktail hour time slot. After the crawl to the arrival gate, and just before the lights were turned on, I overheard the flight attendant say, “Not a single person is standing”. (“Well,” I […]

Letters, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Vaccine refusal outsources suffering

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021

The mind set that says others can bear your suffering for you is the same mindset that every regime in history has used to justify war, abuse, greed, famine, environmental destruction and disease. Since the pandemic started, 5,183,342 people (adults, adolescents and kids) have died from COVID-19. So far, 4.2 billion people worldwide have received […]

Letters, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins played key role on infrastructure bill

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress and signed into law will provide much-needed investments in Maine’s critical infrastructure and is something all Mainers should celebrate. In total, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring $2.4 billion into our state to help fix long-overdue repairs to our core infrastructure. That includes $1.3 billion in […]