“In Europe and America there’s a growing feeling of hysteria Conditioned to respond to all the threats In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets … There’s no thing as a winnable war It’s a lie we don’t believe anymore … There is no monopoly on common sense On either side of the political fence … […]

Tom Meuser’s July 22 letter (“Powerful voting bloc remaking our nation,” Page A4) summarizes in positive terms the anti-democratic ideology fueling the MAGA movement. He seems to be soliciting backing for this view but doesn’t exactly say so. The letter ends with the intriguing troll: ”I know how I will vote.” Whatever the intent, the […]

Re: “Commentary: The false centrism of the political group No Labels” (July 22): Democrats have already applied the “spoiler” term to No Labels, but the movement will only become a spoiler if the Democrats insist in renominating President Biden. If this is what it takes to effect a change in their lemming-like determination to do […]

I am a health care provider at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, and I’m writing in support of L.D. 1215, An Act to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco. Prolonged tobacco use negatively affects reproductive health as well as overall well-being. For decades, the tobacco industry has targeted youth, with the goal of creating […]

I hope readers of the Press Herald realize that the “powerful voting bloc” described in a July 22 letter to the editor  (“Do you know this particular voting bloc? I do.”) is a comprehensive description of a fascist dictatorship. One line in particular illustrates how completely opposed to traditional American values this voting block is […]

Your newspaper’s incessant pop-ups about Varsity Maine Sports are testing my patience. In my case, they are unnecessary because I am a subscriber but not a sports fan. But beyond that they are an annoying distraction to reading your paper. Last night I departed your website in frustration. Once is enough per visit. Please respect […]

Mainers deserve clarity regarding the foreign campaign spending ban vetoed by Gov. Mills, and they aren’t getting it. The Press Herald’s recent characterization of the foreign companies who control our electricity grid as “U.S.-based electricity companies” is a case in point (“Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push to ban […]

This letter is addressed to our legislators – whether they be local, state or federal. Last week, neighbors held a vigil for four people killed in yet another mass shooting in Georgia. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 400 mass shootings recorded so far in 2023! Yet little significant change has […]