I have been bothered a while by misleading information in editorial discussion of electric vehicles. The norm seems to be citing the cost of upper-end EVs, and complaining about how they are only attainable for the well-off. Admittedly, new cars are mostly out of reach for low-income families in general, but this is not so […]

Two recent commentaries (Maine Voices, Jan. 5 and Jan. 30) have appeared in the Press Herald warning about an impending genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has issued a red flag alert for genocide for Azerbaijan. The ethnic Armenian population in Artsakh remains under a blockade since Dec. 12. The architect […]

Wind turbines and solar panels do not produce electricity when the wind is not blowing, or the sun is not shining. When wind turbines and solar panels are not producing, other facilities must provide electricity to businesses and households. Solar and wind investments merely add to the total cost of our electricity infrastructure and result in […]

What too many of us have failed to learn is that everything on this planet is sacred. If we can remember this, we can have our cake and eat it. But we don’t have much time left. Whatever your politics or religion, whatever your race or sexual identity, there is a change that we all […]

Regarding the column by Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith (“Commentary: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound,” Feb. 2), the Republican plan for a flat national sales tax is bonkers. A much better plan would be to tax the wealth of billionaires. By one count, America has 735 billionaires. Collectively, they are worth a […]

With regard to Ed Murphy’s recent article on snow shoveling (“If you think your heart’s not in it, avoid shoveling wet, heavy snow,” Jan. 27), Portland has an excellent program that has volunteers shovel out the elderly. It is managed by the City of Portland’s Office of Elder Affairs. They do a great job. Ed […]

Having recently become acquainted with several musicians living in Ukraine, I’ve realized that their country is an advanced democracy that is not culturally very different from our own. I am increasingly fearful when I hear Washington politicians speaking of withdrawing military support from Ukraine. I am reminded of the famous words of Pastor Martin Niemöller, […]

What a despicable statement by the attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Gerald Petruccelli, who argued in court last week that nobody in Maine would have the “right to rest” if the statute of limitations for civil cases remained repealed. The victims of heinous crimes will never have that luxury. It’s clear that […]