The United States needs to seek diplomatic action in response to the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, to de-escalate the tension between the U.S. and Iran. Some steps to take include re-entering the Iran nuclear deal with support from Maine’s congressional delegation: Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree […]

A commentary writer (Bill Nemitz, Dec. 3) has called all Republicans “insufferable,” right up there with “deplorable.” A couple of months back, a local commentary writer for another paper called all Republicans “greedy, selfish and racists.” I would never believe this about all Republicans, just as I would never believe all Democrats are hypocritical, deceptive […]

The power going out should be an exception to the rule, not the rule. When are the Public Utilities Commission or our elected representatives going to take Central Maine Power to task for their lackluster service? Instead of building a corridor that most Mainers don’t want and will mainly benefit Massachusetts, I have an idea: […]

Following up on Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s column in the Maine Sunday Telegram (Nov. 29), I’d like to say more about COVID-19 deniers. Everyone on this planet should read “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” by Jared Diamond. He studied many societies that collapsed throughout history. He identifies five common denominators in all those downfalls: […]

In your editorial on vaccination for COVID-19 (“Our View: First vaccine doses should go where COVID-19 risk is greatest,” Dec. 3), you appear to support the plan in which the state spells out the order of the four groups that should get vaccinated. First are frontline health care workers, and older adults or those with […]

For the last 18 years, Gallup surveys has found that the American public holds nurses in the highest regard. Yes, we have declared nurses as the most honest and ethical profession. And with good cause. Nurses – and the myriad other health care professionals – choose to care for us when we are sick; come […]

I’m not surprised that the teenagers affected by rules about risky sports are frustrated that they cannot play, but I’m shocked and disturbed to read that their adult leaders are preaching a message of feeling unpleasantly surprised (“Club sports organizers feel blindsided by having to halt games,” Dec. 6). This should be a teaching moment […]

The city of Portland has made changes in the recycling pickup schedule for the current fiscal year. The city will no longer pick up recycling on holidays (only trash will be collected), and it is doing this to save money. They hope this will no longer be needed after June 30, 2021. I understand the […]