Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke in front of Congress last week. He spoke in regards to censorship – his own words having been censored on social media. Several Democrats said he had no right to be there. Ironically, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz moved that the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government go into […]

Shame on the Portland Police Department for initially refusing to name the establishment where the alleged drugging of women recently took place (“Old Port bartenders tell customers to ‘look out for each other’ after women report being drugged,” July 18). We need their protection. Vicki Friedman Portland

I wanted to write a response to the June 30 letter “Religion should not be part of abortion debate.” I believe the writer’s theology is a little off. He wrote that my religion doesn’t apply to him, only to me. Well, my way of looking at it in this case is: If my religion tells […]

I was delighted to see your report on the Legislature’s endorsement of offshore wind-generated power on July 13 (“Committee endorses adjusted wind power bill”). We’ve known, since the Baldacci administration or before, that the potential is near 100% of our future need. We’ve also known that climate change is not going to wait for politics […]

The other day, I was crossing the Casco Bay Bridge when, at the stoplight at the bottom of State Street, a woman in a big black Nissan with a Texas registration rolled down her window and yelled out at me. I think she was objecting to my license plate. I smiled and quietly rolled on, […]

Why, in Maine, are solar energy non-subscribers being required to subsidize solar energy subscribers? Just raise the subscription cost for solar energy subscribers. Isn’t that how things are done: Initially a high subscription rate until a sufficient number of subscribers make it possible to reduce rates, or even offer rebates incrementally? Do not push solar […]

In repealing the property tax freeze for those aged 65 and over, the Maine Legislature has shown total disregard for its senior citizens. Seniors loved this program and many of us took advantage of it. Our lawmakers should have put an income cap on the law to start and could have done so now instead […]

I was sad to see Tux Turkel, an admirable journalist, rely primarily on Toyota, the world’s leading producer of gasoline and hybrid vehicles, to promote hybrids over electric vehicles (“Is Maine’s drive for all-electric vehicles bad climate policy?” July 16). Numerous studies show that not only are hybrids worse for the environment than EVs, but […]

I am grateful for Gov. Mills’ firm and compassionate leadership on the issue of women’s right to make our own reproductive decisions here in Maine. It is because of her bold leadership, with the support from our legislators, that Maine leads the nation in our policy on abortion access. It makes me especially proud to […]