I had to read it twice to be sure I was actually understanding it. The political cartoon on Page A6 of the Sept. 9 paper (by the syndicated artist Rivers) was projection of the worst kind. Depicting Democrats as the party demonizing critics, weaponizing the justice system and planning to set up an authoritarian state […]

We are so very lucky to have Natalie West running as a candidate for South Portland City Council. I’ve known Natalie for many years and her concern for our city, and her actions, most often quietly, behind the scenes, have resulted in South Portland becoming a better place for all of us to live. As a […]

It seems like President Biden is blaming everything bad in the country on the Republican Party, when he should be blaming the government employees who milk the system. We have a catastrophic need for more workers, yet we deny jobs to immigrants coming across our borders by the thousands. We support them, but we cannot […]

Gov. Mills has a long history of supporting women’s rights. In 1978, she co-founded the Maine Women’s Lobby. She was the first woman district attorney in Maine, the first woman attorney general in Maine and, now, Maine’s first woman governor. As governor, she has signed into law requirements for insurance coverage for abortion services. Earlier […]

Paul LePage’s political ad says “He will turn things around.” Turning things around would undo Gov. Mills’ many accomplishments and common-sense approach to governing. Under her guidance Maine had fewer deaths during the pandemic and more vaccinated people than most states. Maine’s economy has recovered jobs lost during the pandemic. The current unemployment rate is […]

If one is to believe Bonnie Gould’s recent commentary (Sept. 6) about what “Maine’s older voters” want from our elected officials, we are only selfishly concerned about issues that may currently affect our own wallets. How insulting. As an “older voter in Maine,” I’m less concerned about the cost of gas and lobster rolls than […]

Dick Wright’s syndicated editorial cartoon on Page A4 of the Sept. 3 Press Herald isn’t meant to be funny, but it made me laugh because of its absurdity. His list of “dangerous extremists’ threats,” by which he means those Republicans support (and President Biden denounced in his recent speech), includes “family values,” which is an […]

September is upon us and with it come cooler fall weather, a return to school and, this year, Safe Homes Awareness Month. Earlier this year, Gov. Mills and the Maine Legislature established the Safe Homes Program and designated September as Safe Homes Awareness Month. The program is administered by the Maine Department of Public Safety […]