What a piece of journalism by Boston Globe and Press Herald writers (The Lobster Trap, Dec. 12, Page A1)! This story is a perfect example of why a newspaper is the absolute best place to get the news. Even less-lengthy newspaper articles contain much more detail than radio or television. But your joint effort was […]

The article in the Dec. 14 Press Herald (“The Lobster Trap: Protests and prayers,” Page A1) describes yet another government grab – on one hand. On the other hand, it also explains the necessity to reduce whale casualties because of fishing gear, etc. The area that’s been closed is about one-sixtieth of the fishing grounds […]

The column concerning pandemic-fueled anxiety (“The View From Here: COVID malaise will leave a mark,” Dec. 12) will only cause more anxiety. You, and the rest of the local news media, have done nothing but cause people to be depressed for the past two years. Every day blaring COVID headlines is nothing more than constant […]

Jim Fossel’s column on the state budget surplus (Dec. 5) could not have been wrong on more fronts. First, he should avoid using analogies that he knows nothing about. What la-la land does he live in where contractors making more on a job than estimated should give it back? The contractor took a risk and […]

In his Dec. 9 letter, Dr. Joshua Cutler makes a compelling scientific argument for vaccination against the evolving coronavirus. And, of course, Gov. Mills, Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah have been using a number of moral and civic responsibility arguments to convince […]

Re: “Letter to the editor: Gov. Mills’ COVID strategy isn’t working” (Dec. 16): I can readily empathize with letter writer John Gold of Saco, who, because of the surge of COVID cases is, as he puts it, out of luck if he is in need of health care any time in the immediate, and possibly […]

“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” – Marshall McLuhan My name is Evie. I attend King Middle School in Portland. I am working on an expedition called “Engineering our Energy Future.” I have been debating, researching and discussing the issue of climate change for over two months. My political message […]

My name is Clara, I attend King Middle School in Portland, and we are experiencing a food emergency. The mindset of food in America needs to shift to live more healthily and sustainably. Individuals must support our local farmers, who treat their land and animals fairly, over factory farms. Abusing Earth’s resources, instead of harvesting […]