The Jan. 28 letter about steps Maine has taken to protect right whales (“Letter to the editor: Writer overlooks steps Maine lobstermen, delegation have taken to protect right whales”) is mistaken. Congress might have made a foolish move passing the omnibus rider. Maine lobstermen can be proud that they have built a sustainable fishery and […]

As a long time New Englander but relatively new Maine resident, I am appalled at the proposal to offer free health care coverage to new immigrants. Few Americans can afford U.S. healthcare. Waiting lists abound for U.S.-born people who are developmentally disabled, mentally ill and struggling with substance abuse. Further, since pediatric inpatient care makes […]

File this under “cruel irony.” American Banker carried a story about the only bank in the northernmost town in the U.S., Utqiagvik, Alaska. What’s the cruel irony? That bank, just one block from the Arctic Ocean, is Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo is one of the “filthy four” American banks, joining JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Bank […]

For many years I’ve flown an Earth flag from a pole in my front yard and have been surprised by the number of people who ask: “What does that flag stand for?” For me, it stands for home and the generous source of everything we need for building lives and communities. No one had ever […]

After growing up in southern Maine, I traveled the country pursuing my career. Upon deciding to retire, my wife and I considered many locations. We decided on returning to Maine. I’m confused by the qualification for the $450 check from the state of Maine to help residents with high fuel costs. We relocated in February […]

Many in the United States have come to believe that corporations have the rights of persons. They are judged by the profit they return to those who provide capital and expect a return on that investment. The benefit that those corporations may provide to the “common good” is not measured and is valued only insofar […]

Carson Casey’s recent op-ed about power grid capacity (Maine Voices, Jan. 24) is timely and important: In order to meet the necessary carbon reduction goals for a livable climate, we need to convert to renewable energy sources quickly. We now have potential subsidies and tax incentives to build out the necessary infrastructure to generate and […]

In the last five years, we have heard that Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect is going to bring “clean energy” produced by Hydro-Quebec to Massachusetts. Somehow lost in this discussion is what Hydro-Quebec and the province of Quebec did to the Indigenous peoples to get this power. In continuously stealing their land […]