The Maine State Chamber of Commerce agrees wholeheartedly with Tara Williams, executive director of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children, whose recent op-ed (May 30) highlighted the value of early childhood education in Maine and urged support for early learning akin to that of K-12: consistent, multifaceted funding streams. From a business […]

Hearing Mayor Kate Snyder speak out in defense of City Manager Jon Jennings frustrated me as a Portland resident. Black Lives Matter protesters have called for the removal of Jennings based on a poor track record when it comes to supporting people of color in Portland. While it disheartens me that Jennings will likely not […]

Anne M. Carney, Democratic candidate for Senate District 29, should be recognized for her remarkable work on the new oil terminal clean-up and financial responsibility law. As Chairs of the Environment Committee, we were impressed with the legislative skill of Rep. Carney. She understood the technical and legal issues, and worked meticulously to resolve the […]

I’ve been puzzled that the national Democratic Party decided who should run against Susan Collins months ago, long before any campaigning, before the primary. Ads quickly supported Sara Gideon, followed by Republican ads attacking her. But Maine Democrats hadn’t yet chosen. Maine Democrats finally will choose their candidate in the July 14th primary. There’s a […]

Tara Williams, who heads the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children (MaineAEYC), recently authored an article on the importance of supporting childcare and early learning. Many in law enforcement agree that early learning programs and childcare are essential and should be treated as such. First, many essential workers, including law-enforcement officers and corrections […]

If I admired President Trump, I would be upset, like Charles M. Todorich in last Sunday’s Another View guest editorial, about Bill Nemitz’s June 4 column calling our president “a weak man,” “a pathological liar,” “utterly lacking in moral fiber,” etc. But wait. Trump is the one who started using this sort of language against […]

Many things can be true at once. COVID-19 should be taken seriously, but we should take every action possible to support the careful reopening of our country. The president was not always consistent in his remarks regarding coronavirus, but he allowed the federal government to marshal every available resource while maintaining the constitutional balance of […]

I have noticed so much coverage of Juneteenth, and it’s about time attention was paid; however, it’s so often lazily referred to as the day slavery ended in the United States. In fact, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on Jan. 1, 1863, What Juneteenth observes is the much-delayed notice to slaves in Texas on June […]

Re: “Another View: Press Herald to Trump supporters – go to hell,” by Charles M. Todorich (June 14): I refer Mr. Todorich to former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who recently wrote, “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend […]