Jim Fossel’s whiny column (“These days, why compromise at all,” April 9) seemingly contradicts his previous week’s column. Fossel complains that Republicans “didn’t really get anything out of the bipartisan supplemental budget” then admits Gov. Mills agreed to expand eligibility for heating aid (to Fossel: “free cash”). Aren’t the terms “bipartisan,” and Mills’ “agreed” expansion […]

I don’t always agree with columnist Jim Fossel, but I almost always read his columns because I typically find them well-reasoned and thought-provoking. He helps us think, which is a good role for an editorial columnist. But my respect for him took a major hit with his mean-spirited column on April 2, in which he […]

Regarding Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s column last week (“The Maine Millennial: No public mission, no public money,” April 9), the Christian school’s student handbook states that “men and women are spiritually equal in position before God, but that God has ordained distinct and separate spiritual functions for men and women in the home and men the leaders […]

I read with disappointment Jim Fossel’s recent column  (“Maine GOP must make life difficult for Democrats,” April 2). Since Republicans didn’t get their way in the latest budget negotiations, Fossel advises that to gain politically, Republicans should “punish Democrats,” “gum up the works” and do everything they can to slowdown the legislative process. This is […]

I was sorry to read Sarah Shmitt’s letter about her small monthly pension after retiring from teaching high school for 20 years here in Maine (“Insufficient pay for working teachers is just the start,” April 9). Shmitt is in agreement with raising the minimum wage for teachers from $40,000 a year to $50,000. However, any […]

John Casella apparently thinks that the only way to safely operate our state landfill is to continue importing waste from hundreds of miles away (“Commentary: Managing municipal biosolids is a complex issue that requires collaboration,” March 23). He wants to delay implementation of L.D. 1639, which passed the Maine Senate unanimously. The Casella premise is […]

Lynn Schmidt’s recent column was ludicrous (“Commentary: Pence-Trump divide defines Republican Party conundrum,” April 9). I was a lifelong Republican until they went off the rails to the extreme right. My conundrum: I’m still a registered Republican, so I can vote against their primary candidates on the fringe. That Republicans would nominate either Donald Trump […]

President Biden, on Monday, finally asked the question: “When will Republicans in Congress act to protect our communities?” Given the mindset of our self-centered and power-hungry political leaders, I fear the answer may be: “Not until there’s a mass shooting in the Halls of Congress.” It goes without saying that I find this thought not […]