The horrendous headlines just keep coming; Before we can process one atrocity, along comes another. We become emotionally numb and cynical. It is not just an American phenomenon. Gross inhumanity is on display every day, worldwide. How do we move on in our lives, knowing that humans can, and will, inflict unspeakable horrors on their […]

The Dec. 23 storm surge flooded Willard Beach, destroyed all the dune grass and stripped 4 feet of sand away. Waves pounded and displaced massive granite blocks from Fort Preble. Bug Light Park’s walkway, benches and boat ramp were inundated and damaged by wind-blown surf. We are a coastal community; our strongest storms and hurricanes […]

I have been a public school teacher for 35 years and I agree with much of what Rep. Laurel Libby and Dylan Oliver say in their Jan. 26 column but disagree in two key ways: I think blaming public schools for the drop in testing scores over the last three years is just too easy […]

The Jan. 22 front page of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram had the lead story with the headline “What do Mainers say about the ethics of eating lobster?” The subheadline stated there’s a debate over the fishery’s sustainability and concluded chefs, fish sellers and diners “all see a food with its claws deeply embedded […]

Re: “Commentary: Failure to invest in residential facilities leaves Mainers with nowhere to go” (Jan. 15): Maine Medical Center is taking responsibility to shelter and comfort people not needing the services of an acute care hospital but in need of long-term residential care that is not presently available. Maine taxpayers could willingly assist with needs. […]

Re: “For student athletes as marketers, getting rich isn’t the goal” (Jan. 22, Page A1): Reading the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram article about, and seeing the photo of, the 16-year-old high school girl who says she’s found “the perfect fit for my social media brand” made me sad and concerned, in the same way […]

Eduard van Loenen’s Jan. 21 letter to the editor completely missed the point and simply backs up the misguided notion that all women in this country should abide by the religious laws of Catholics, Muslims and others who, for religious reasons, oppose abortion. The fact that no qualified medical doctors made the decision in the […]

Why is the Maine Turnpike Authority wasting so much money? So many other states, such as New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York, are removing tollbooths to make the flow of traffic easier, yet here in Maine, they are spending millions on new plazas and a nightmare of a new interchange at Exit 45. This is […]