I watched the U.S. Senate debates to help me decide (among all the negative ads) to vote for Susan Collins or Sara Gideon. Instead, I discovered a “breath of fresh air,” Lisa Savage. A non-politician, non-millionaire with a $100,000 budget who wants to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate! She seemed well educated and answered […]

I served with Councilor Justin Costa on the Portland City Council from 2014 to 2017, and I witnessed first-hand the personal qualities that we should expect from councilors. He is thoughtful, articulate, selfless, respectful, a good listener and a progressive voice. During Justin’s six years on the City Council and six years on the school […]

I attended college at St Lawrence University with Susan Collins in the 1970s. She has never wavered in her love and respect for the people of Maine. My family has owned a home and two small businesses on Mount Desert Island for over 50 years. Without Susan Collins, and the PPP program that she sponsored, […]

Jay Allen told Staff Writer Kevin Miller that he decided to run for Congress because he “cannot sit by and let progressives destroy our country” (Oct. 11). This has become a common refrain among Republicans. Donald Trump, as well as many other Republicans, are fond of charging progressives and Democrats with being radical left-wing socialists. […]

I agree with Maine Millennial columnist Victoria Hugo-Vidal when she writes in her Oct. 11 column, “Addiction is not something to be ashamed of. It’s a medical condition, part physiological and part psychological, and it is treatable.” In my community and throughout the state I have worked with individuals who have struggled with addiction in […]

The Portland Press Herald Editorial Board (Our View, Oct. 4) says that “Joe Biden should be our president.” This 96-year-old World War II combat veteran and Harvard University graduate, who lived through the Great Depression and during the administrations of 17 presidents, respectfully disagrees. Joe Biden is the weakest presidential candidate of my lifetime. Biden […]

Modern addicts to the “Second Amendment” seem profoundly ignorant of its origins. In Colonial New England, my male ancestors between 16 and 55 were required to keep a musket, ball and powder, and an edged fighting weapon in their homes (clergymen and fishermen excepted). However, they were subject to the commands of their elected officers, […]

I am amused that the media and others feel that a “silent majority“ exists who support the president and choose not to reveal their choice to pollsters. Seriously: Does anyone really think that there are people on this planet who support this bombastic president but who choose to remain “silent”? Mediated images of his supporters […]