First day of school, 52 years ago, out front of Northside Junior High School in Norfolk, Va., Coach explained the locker room and assigned lockers. “Now listen boys, we are going to work you hard. At the end of gym you’re going to’ be all hot, stinky and sweaty and you don’t want to go […]

It’s easy to become despondent reading yet another scientific study on the climate crisis (“Our View” July 17). The Press Herald correctly compared our growing awareness of this crisis to that of Pearl Harbor, compelling our mobilization to protect our children and ourselves from a truly existential threat. On a local level, it seems so […]

I am from Minnesota. It has been a childhood dream of mine to visit Maine ever since I did a fourth grade book report. I fell in love with Maine’s people, culture, and the beautiful scenery. I am a woman, business owner, and a hard worker. I am horrified at the way Sen. Susan Collins […]

I’m no longer a resident of Maine and haven’t been for a number of years. I’m writing this as the mother of a mentally ill, homeless man living in Portland. He and numerous other American citizens are waiting for housing while Portland and Maine in general are welcoming and housing asylum seekers. When will Americans […]

I applaud the efforts of Elizabeth Rose and her Deering Junction neighbors in their opposition to the destruction of greenspace in their neighborhood. I live in the Stroudwater neighborhood. We suffered through a similar struggle just months ago as we opposed the over-development of Camelot Farm. Sadly, we lost our struggle to stop a zoning […]

I’ve been following, with much interest, the stories of the immigrants that arrived by the hundreds in Portland. It has been reported that they will all have to leave the Portland Expo by mid August, and officials are trying to find permanent housing. I have a family member who has their name on a waiting […]

I read that our President has suggested to four women of color in our congress that they return to their countries of origin and straighten things out there. Since our President is only two generations away from his German immigrant grandfather, perhaps he should go back to Germany and help out there. I am sure […]