It was exciting to read that school districts across Maine were awarded funds to purchase electric school buses, and in particular that the Wells-Ogunquit school district will be able to replace all but one of its diesel buses. Not only will these buses carry much lower maintenance costs, they’ll also emit zero pollution, creating a […]

I’m responding to the Oct. 30 article by Tux Turkel (“Winter heating forecast: A perfect storm of high prices, tight supply, global chaos”). Absent in this article was any mention of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that restricts domestic trade to U.S.-built vessels. In 1920, lawmakers thought this legislation would protect U.S. shipyards from […]

Three points in response to your superb Oct. 2 editorial commending Maine’s action to reduce PFAS contamination in view of threats to the Clean Water Act (“Our View: Honor Clean Water Act’s 50 years with efforts to emulate it”). First, it is true that minuscule amounts of PFAS chemicals are damaging to human health. Because […]

Paul LePage finally said something I agree with. He said if heating oil was not more important than abortion then, “I should never have gotten into politics.” What he’s really saying is that if what the people want isn’t what he wants, he should never have gotten into politics. I agree; he should never have […]

Regarding the recent Maine Voices column by Charles Todorich (“Time to stop the leftist tail from wagging the American dog,” Nov. 4), I am a “traditional liberal,” whom Todorich implores to join his conservative colleagues in helping to “save America,” by rejecting the progressive left. I’m excited that Mr. Todorich wants to work with us […]

I am a pediatric pulmonologist and board member of the Maine Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. I work with the MAAP to educate patients and families on the significant dangers of tobacco products. Despite the FDA’s ban on flavored cigarettes in 2009, over a decade later the overall market for flavored tobacco products is growing. […]

Tuesday’s election demonstrated broad support for further regulating short-term rentals and raising the minimum wage. While the specific proposals on the ballot did not receive majority support, the subjects resonated strongly enough with Portland residents to garner roughly 40% of the vote, indicating that these issues are pressing concerns. The City Council should consider this […]

Thank you for publishing several columns by Leonard Pitts Jr. on the editorial page in recent weeks. His commentaries are intelligent, informed and express amazing humanity. He is a refreshing truth teller and I appreciate his columns’ prominent placement in your newspaper. Joanne Crepeau Scarborough