Today was the last straw. I sobbed in the shower after seeing the horrific photo of the Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old child drowned. This was the place, a land of opportunity, with freedom and justice for all. We were founded by immigrants looking for a new life and we embraced them. America is an […]

Susan Collins has done it again. Now it’s about as official as it gets. The Supreme Court has opined: Politicians can choose their own voters. Political gerrymandering somehow doesn’t strike five of the justices, bursting with partisan bias, as violating the Constitution’s direction that citizens shall do the electing. What twisted logic is needed to […]

I’d like to address Carey Kish’s June 23 Hiking in Maine column, “Credit the Nature Conservancy for fabulous trail in Leuthold Forest Preserve” (Page C8). It is a lovely description of a great hike up Number Five Mountain, one that I’ve taken long before the Leuthold Forest Preserve was involved. In reading Kish’s account, I […]

I’ve been a Maine State Music Theatre patron since the Victoria Crandall days. Last Wednesday afternoon I attended the opening performance of “Treasure Island” at the theater. It was a fantastic show and, as always, well done. As the show ended and the performers started to present themselves for their well-deserved recognition, a very, very […]

Kudos to the Press Herald for digging into Central Maine Power’s ongoing billing issues (June 23). This investigative piece is a great service to Maine and CMP’s customers. You’ve shown how CMP’s longtime project to switch over to smart metering and upgrade their billing system has been a disaster in so many ways. Their lies, […]

Before we know it, the most contentious electoral period in our history will be over. If Democrats win, how will we pick up the pieces? From our beginnings, Americans living on the two coasts and in a few in-between areas near major waterways have been blessed with great universities, jobs and municipal systems. To our […]

Re: “CMP misled the public, mismanaged rollout of new billing system” (June 23): Given Central Maine Power’s incompetence, few, if any, of us would hire them to build a driveway. The state of Maine, however, thinks Central Maine Power capable of managing the construction of a large, complicated project (which should never be built) in […]

The need to protect the working waterfront and the need to limit and control traffic on Commercial Street are deeply intertwined. We need an integrated solution for what’s happening on inner Commercial Street, including reducing the number of vehicles arriving and leaving every day.  A well-designed shuttle service, focused on Commercial Street and the Portland […]