I live in a part of Scarborough that has vacation homes. My property tax bill currently takes five months of my Social Security check to pay, and homeowners insurance takes another two months of that, because it is coastal property – although I am several millions of dollars from the ocean. My property has been […]

Melodie Greene’s Aug. 28 letter (“Will support of Israel manipulate U.S. into another war?“) displays a lack of understanding of the origins of the current situation in the Middle East. A historical perspective, not an antagonistic one, would show the reasoning behind U.S. foreign policy. There is no simple answer to these complex issues. Would […]

The ability to change one’s mind is an essential quality of leadership. Kamala Harris’ change of course on the fracking issue reflects her courage, strength and commitment to the people’s best interests in the face of new and better information. A response I heard recently summed it up succinctly: “A good leader may not have […]

The editorial from the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the Portland Press Herald chose to republish Monday (“Democrats, the party of freedom?” Sept. 3) claims that the freedoms touted by the Democratic Party are “overwhelmingly authoritarian and based largely on coercion.” The authors of this screed appear to prefer to live in a nation where millions […]

The player with the deepest pockets and ultimate responsibility, and their local representative, remained mum at the recent heated PFAS spill hearing in Brunswick. I’m referring to Sen. Angus King and what is likely the largest polluter in the world, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). How the DOD can poison us and claim sovereign […]

This is in response to Jim Fossel’s Sunday, Aug. 11 column, “‘Weird’ isn’t a pejorative term.” Weird? Jim Fossel is more concerned with Democrats using the word “weird” to describe Trump and Vance than he is the everyday rhetoric that resonates from Trump. I’ve read enough of Mr. Fossel’s writing to understand that he is […]

I am a summer resident who dines out several days a week, mostly in South Portland. I just had my third incident where the restaurant was closed for a private event, but posted no signage informing potential customers of it. I’m glad that restaurant owners can cater these events, which I am sure are welcomed […]

A Republican golfing buddy of mine, whose opinions and integrity I respect, greeted me on a recent Friday morning with the news that he is now going to cast his vote for Kamala Harris. He had already told me a couple of weeks ago that he wasn’t going to vote for Trump, but that he […]