Thank you to Janet Briggs for reporting on the beach contamination warnings posted in southern Maine (July 13). In 2022, 36 Maine beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one testing day, according to “Safe for Swimming?,” the latest analysis of bacteria testing by Environment Maine Research & Policy Center. Fourteen Maine beaches […]

I find it highly amusing how liberal-minded sorts think it’s their job to speak for conservative, God-fearing, Bible-believing people by explaining how we define the “woke movement” (see Daniel Smith’s July 27 letter). Fear isn’t what drives our perception of the “woke movement.” We are far more awake and aware of what is going on […]

A letter I wrote recently, about a “powerful voting bloc,” received many comments on the Portland Press Herald website and letters in response on July 26. While I never expected this response, I am gratified by it. Hearty public debate is what makes for a strong democracy. I did not write the headline of my […]

Could we please be done with syndicated editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett? The singer Jason Aldean apparently holds views about rural American attitudes that differ from Mr. Bennett’s. His response in his cartoon of July 25 (Page A4) is to tar Mr. Aldean – and, by extension, a large part of America – as an enthusiast […]

I am an apprentice with the Operating Engineers Local 4. Joining the union is the best decision I’ve made when it comes to my career. For the work that I do, I know that I am receiving the best training and making the best wages and benefits there is in the industry. Organized labor partnering […]

The resurgence of the far right, or neo-Nazis, has left the Democrats befuddled. Primarily these United States have always been balanced; therefore, the far-left, violent, Soviet flag-waving hate group antifa has been counterbalanced with the far-right, violent, Nazi flag-waving hate group neo-Nazis. A primary similarity between Stalin’s far-left communists and Hitler’s far-right Nazis is that […]

Priscilla Brobst raises a great question in her July 22 letter when she asks someone to explain the conservative response to “woke.” In reality, we know the answer because of decades of biological and social science research: To conservatives, the world is a terrifying and dangerous place. Here are some highlights. A 2012 study from […]