I congratulate Victoria Hugo-Vidal on her fine column in the July 24 Telegram. What a common-sense, workable solution to the problem of lack of opportunities for first-time ownership of a house for families. As a believer in capitalism – a system that I believe affords the best standard of living to the greatest amount of […]

Last year, nurses at Maine Medical Center voted for union representation by Maine State Nurses Association. Since then, the number of nurses who now oppose this representation has grown, and we have collected enough signatures to support a decertification election. The fractured relationships between nurses has reached a boiling point and the best way to […]

Noting the most recent lies being spread, without remorse, by the Republican Party, one wonders if all their followers take pride in their modus operandi. If a person had any ethical basis for affiliations, no one would belong to or support the Maine Republican Party. My grandson noted, during a discussion we had about current […]

Re: “Trump returns to Washington, repeating election lies” (July 27, Page A3): Welcome to Twilight Zone 2022: the story by Associated Press reporter Jill Colvin in Wednesday’s Press Herald about Donald Trump’s July 26 speech in Washington, D.C. Trump’s key talking points, repeating his lie that he won the 2020 election: • The election was […]

Republican extremists? Indeed. Removing access to birth control and safe and legal abortions sounds like forced pregnancy to me. In some states, Republican leadership have already tried to ban IUDs and other contraceptives. Will they try to ban condoms next? Republicans are choosing to deny women safe and legal access to abortion and continue to […]

This is not a letter that is critical of Central Maine Power – or any other Maine-based electrical utility. This is a letter questioning our Public Utilities Commission and its decision-making process. Maine’s electricity generation rate increased by more than 54 percent this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, cited by the website […]

I just received my Falmouth property tax revaluation and it went way up. Yes, I scheduled a hearing on it, as many things were listed for valuation that I do not have – like an expensive backup generator that I do not have and a patio that does not exist. Many of us multigeneration Mainers […]

We should commend our postal workers and carriers for all they do. The U.S. Postal Service has a severe labor shortage, requiring many of them to work 12-hour days, six and seven days a week. Many carry extra routes and assist with other jobs. Packages are becoming a nightmare. The size and number of packages […]