I understand that Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against factory farming, saying in a 2002 interview that it seems to “contradict the relationship of mutuality that comes across in the Bible.” We should write to President Biden and to Roman Catholics in Congress, e.g., Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that since they are good Roman Catholics, they […]

The letter you ran Nov. 14 under the headline “Roe could be linked to today’s worker shortage” is ludicrous. I would like to find throughout the Insight section writing that challenges us all to be better thinkers. Too often, I find instead writing that demands we forgo thinking altogether. This particular letter sets a new […]

In his Nov. 15 Boston Globe commentary, Sen. Angus King once again sounded the alarm that “a constitutional crisis is unfolding before our eyes.” This was King’s latest urgent appeal for Americans to wake up to the precarious state of our democracy. It follows his October speech on the Senate floor, arguably the best speech […]

I realize that Maine’s deer population must be culled annually to keep it under control, and I’m glad some families will now have meat for the winter, but this doesn’t mean I have to like deer hunting season. My next-door neighbor just hung his prize from a tree that I can see from my yard. […]

I strongly disagree with Meredith Kerr’s Nov. 14 letter to the editor (“Roe could be linked to current worker shortage”) and the Press Herald’s decision to publish it. In just under two years, 761,930 Americans have died from COVID-19. Three million more American workers chose (or were forced) to take early retirement in 2020 than […]

Your Nov. 16 editorial on climate policy noted that the Build Back Better Act will likely include $550 billion of incentives to transition to renewables over the next decade. However, that will only get two-thirds of the job done to reach President Biden’s goal of a 50 percent drop in emissions by 2030. Carbon cashback […]

I so appreciate the Central Maine Power workers when I see them pulling long shifts to restore power during a power outage. I view them as heroes during these times. I can be patient for days without power because I see their dedication. But imagine, now, a two-year ice storm. Do you think those heroes […]