I thank this paper’s editorial board for its reasonable and statics-based support of Gov. Mills’ proposal to expand abortion access in Maine (“Our View: Maine’s defense of abortion access must be multifaceted,” April 13). There is a terrifying national movement of state-level Republicans passing draconian anti-abortion laws that strip away a woman’s control of her […]

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has proposed issuing a new plate to all vehicle owners who register their cars between Feb. 2025 and March 2026, citing an issue with the deterioration of old plates reducing the visibility of the identifying information. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in the BMV news release: “License plates serve […]

Portland is a vibrant, complex, politically active and diverse city, which are all good attributes but which require a very unique set of professional and personal skills to manage properly. It is not an easy job. Choosing the best candidate for city manager is critically important to our future. Though I believe that all three […]

Enough is enough. When are these shootings going to end? I am embarrassed to live in this country. More shootings every day. Unfortunately, the NRA controls the Republicans. Stop the madness. Jeff Gahm Alfred

I would ask the following question to anyone who opposes the current state-level proposals to add background checks for private sales and institute a 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases: Do you believe police officers, whose job is to protect our community by responding to dangerous situations, should have to risk their lives because they […]

The recent ruling from U.S. district Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, that the Food and Drug Administration improperly approved the abortion pill mifepristone, sets troubling precedents. First, why does Judge Kacsmaryk feel that he has the medical expertise to overrule the decision made by the scientists and doctors on the various boards that originally authorized the drug’s […]

I have recently received three glossy mailers from Maine Affordable Energy urging me to “Vote NO on Pine Tree Power on Nov. 7.” An easy search reveals what should be obvious: Maine Affordable Energy is financed by Avangrid, the for-profit parent company of Central Maine Power. Of course CMP wants to defeat the ballot initiative […]

I like Gov. Mills. I voted for Gov. Mills, and would again. Compared to the buffoon who sullied that office before her … well, there is no comparison. That’s why I find her foot-dragging regarding changes to the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act both confusing and disappointing. One of the arguments she (and Sen. […]