While I do not buy the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for its editorials, I at least will skim the subject matter. There is one writer of yours whose column I do look for, and sometimes thoroughly enjoy. This column is The Maine Millennial, by Victoria Hugo-Vidal. Her column of Aug. 18 was, well, heroic […]

I reviewed books for 20 years for The Advocate, the magazine for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And some members of my family live with a mental illness. I am appalled that some, including our president, are diverting attention from the issue of guns, their ease of acquisition and availability and the type of […]

I agree with the front-page Aug. 20 headline that “top CEOs’ max profits can’t continue to be the primary goal.” Under capitalism, economic life is dominated by the process of capital investment: the lending of surplus wealth to merchants and industrialists in return for a share of their profits. Capitalism is not evil in itself, […]

Reading the obituary of my friend, Fred Chase, in the Aug. 11 Maine Sunday Telegram made me very sad. However, upon deeper reflection, I realize that his life was well lived and he will be remembered as an outstanding citizen of Falmouth. Fred was a good, strong, decent human being. We will not see his […]

A few years ago, I saw a bumper sticker that read “A Woman’s Place Is In The House, And The Senate.” I now firmly believe it is time for the Oval Office as well. I have become so disappointed, and sometimes ashamed, at the actions of some of our past presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt was a […]

The Press Herald recently reported that a train from Portland to Westbrook could cost as much as $100 million. For a fraction of the cost, we could have a safe, multi-use trail with rail that could connect the two cities. An off-road alternative would be a great alternative to Brighton Avenue, Forest Avenue or outer […]

Re: “Letter to the editor: Ban on dissenters undemocratic,” by Wyatt Barnes (Sept. 2, Page A6): U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was at first banned from visiting Israel because of her participation in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. If Mr. Barnes really wants to be effective as part of the BDS movement, he should Google […]

Now that the dust has cleared at the Expo and so many new families have been integrated into our beautiful state, we want to write a word of thanks to our mayor, Ethan Strimling. Within days of the first families arriving, Mayor Strimling reached out to our community and from the moment the Expo opened […]