I absolutely concur with the Sept. 21 letter from Dennis S. Estes of Kittery Point regarding the fines for violation of the new hands-free law. The fine for the first offense, at a suggested $50, is insufficient to get the attention of those doing it and stop the problem. Let the court-suggested higher initial fine […]

So someone said that someone heard a rumor from an anonymous source that President Trump had a secret conversation with the president of Ukraine. Wow! And that’s not all: Remember the time when Trump was paid $500,000 to give a speech in Moscow? Oh no, wait, that was Bill Clinton. Remember when Trump failed to […]

Given the context of our governor presenting to the United Nations climate summit and the intensity of cruise ships visiting Portland this week, this seems like a good time to question why we let cruise ships run their engines for hours on end. In at least some other ports, cruise ships are required to contract […]

The Portland Press Herald recently published two letters (“Teens, adults can combat climate change by limiting consumption,” Sept. 20; “Take small steps on your own time to fight climate change,” Sept. 21) advocating consuming and traveling less, turning off lights when one leaves a room and other individual activities that will reduce carbon footprints and […]

As our children go back to school, it’s an important time to thank and recognize the dedicated teachers who go out of their way to ensure their students have all of the needed supplies to ensure a positive learning environment. Studies show that educators spend, on average, more than $450 out of their own pockets […]

On Page 1 of the Sept. 21 Portland Press Herald, you proclaimed the quote ‘The greatest crisis facing humanity” in reference to global warming. In my opinion, global warming is just a symptom of the greatest crisis, which is overpopulation. According to my World Almanac, it was not until the early 1800s that we reached […]

As the chair of the Charter Commission, which developed the popularly elected, full-time mayor, I would like to clarify our goal. It was to have a mayor elected by all voters, based on the candidate’s abilities and vision for the community. The mayor’s intentionally limited power requires a collaborative approach, building consensus with fellow councilors and […]

Your Sept. 3 news article and Sept. 6 editorial on pre-K painted a rosy picture of its growth in Maine. However, there are other aspects. When 4-year-olds enrolled in child care are enrolled in pre-K, the child care programs lose revenue, which could jeopardize a small program, such as a family child care center, putting […]