Many Mainers have grown up with the coastline as a permanent fixture in everyday life. Whether it be the gentle shifting of a lobsterman’s boat while he strings bait into his traps or watching a seal sun himself atop the waves of the ocean, and the life she cares for is precious. Since the mid-1990s, […]

Elizabeth Printy’s commentary about pregnant women “who decide they do not want to take responsibility for the baby they carry” ignores the man’s responsibility. Robert Billings wrote that he and his brother were not wanted ,their mother never showed them affection. There is more to life than being born. Steven Edmondson’s letter to eliminate abortions […]

The July 7 commentary by Richard J. Maiman and Donald E. Nicoll, about how Frank M. Coffin and Ed Muskie transformed Maine into a two-party system, brought back the memory of 1953, when I was a freshman at Bates, where I participated in an introductory class in government taught by John Donovan. Famously, at the […]

Women soccer players are seeking pay equal to what male soccer players earn. I can understand if the women’s soccer team is bringing in as much revenue as the men’s soccer team that they should have equal pay – but if they are not, why should they have equal pay? If I work for a […]

In the debate over medical care, why does the choice have to be single-payer universal or nothing? Why not attack medical coverage one piece, one disease, at a time? Why not divide and conquer by type instead of by group? A good first cut would be to expand Medicare to cover everyone for a dreaded, […]

Re: “Those who serve up summer in Maine say: More help wanted” (July 7, Page A1): A 2,000-word, above-the-fold story about a supposed labor shortage in the tourist industry that does not quote one single working person, relying instead on the word of restaurant owners and business association spokespeople, does not meet the standards of […]

I have deep gratitude for the Portland Press Herald’s June 23 coverage of the Central Maine Power billing issues and the front-page June 30 immigration story, “Defying death for a better life.” Mainers knew there was something awfully fishy about CMP’s recent bills and CMP’s response (you know when you’re being told something that’s not […]

I think that it is fantastic that Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling has raised $102,000 for his re-election campaign (July 10). I also think that Mayor Strimling should, in a literal sense, put his money where his mouth is and donate it to the asylum seekers along with any future funds raised. Just saying. Jeffrey Joyce […]