As a student who goes to South Portland High, I wish to thank the South Portland City Council for voting to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in our city. It willk not only help our generation make better decisions, but it will also help future generations. From my personal experience, I have seen […]

I had to chuckle after reading a recent front-page story (“Maine Republicans face leadership decision in wake of election losses,” Dec. 27, 2022). The statement by Susan Collins that the party needs “to take a hard look at why” it has lost many moderate and independent voters reveals the disconnect between the Republican Party and […]

Regarding Denise Schwartz’s touching letter to the editor, “Reach out to friends in their time of grief” (Portland Press Herald, Dec. 27): I became a “griefling” (what a poignant way to describe a person in their first grief) when I lost my younger brother in childhood. Many years later, a casual date shared he had […]

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss made a good point about Gerald Ford’s pardoning of Richard Nixon on the Dec. 19 edition of MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” Beschloss originally thought that the Nixon pardon was good for the country, but he has changed his mind. Pardoning Nixon paved the way for the likes of […]

In recent years, society’s attitude has shifted as people become more accepting and aware of mental health conditions. It’s important to note that mental illness is intrinsically tied to the criminal justice system. Concern over how mentally ill incarcerated people are treated and how effectively they reenter society has led to criticism and debates about […]

Well, I waited for the Portland Press Herald to say something about “The Twitter Files” … but nothing … not one thing. I should have known better. If it was something about Donald Trump or Jan. 6, the newspaper would have had two pages of stuff. Just like when the 13 brave soldiers were killed […]

I never thought much about grief until last April, when I lost my soulmate. That is when I discovered how little we all know about how to be with a griefling. According to Kim Shute, author of a booklet called “Hints for Grieflings,” “A griefling is a person new to grief, which is everyone at […]