I am over age 60 and have chronic lung issues from an accident. I am totally disgusted with Donald Trump and Fox News for dismissing criticism of his coronavirus plan as a “hoax.” Who the hell are they to mock sick people and continue a news media misinformation campaign, while Trump believes “a hunch” (on […]

On Sunday, March 8, WCSH ran a story regarding the issue of drivers not pulling over when emergency vehicles are rushing to get to citizens in need of their help. In many cases, any delay in response could be fatal. Now, I am retired and am not on the road as much as I used […]

It is disheartening to read Judy Icenogle’s letter condemning abortions with no exceptions. Recently on a country road, a young woman was sexually abused by a man holding a knife to her throat. She managed to run for help. He chased her with his car. With a broken leg she fell helpless just yards away […]

I was just reading your newspaper’s account of the rejection of Robert Katz’s team’s design for the King memorial: “It’s not a memorial to Dr. King,” Marcia Minter, a local artist and consultant to the committee, said in deliberations afterward. “Now it’s about everybody who was involved in the civil rights movement and what it […]

At the Planning Board meeting to discuss the question of historic district status for Munjoy Hill, the most disconcerting statement of the board’s discussion was that the historic designation would be ”taking the neighborhood off the market.” The Hill has become a prized residential location. Consequently, many large and very expensive multi-unit buildings have been […]

Re: “Letter to the editor: Collins helped save aid for rural schools” (March 10): Before she helped temporarily save aid for rural schools, Sen. Susan Collins endangered it. Sen. Collins might have once been a truly bipartisan, independent lawmaker. This has not been the case since President Trump took office. Despite pleas from her constituents […]

No respiratory virus ought to be trivialized, especially in the context of a vulnerable group, e.g., those who are poor, those who live in a war-torn region or those who may suffer with pre-existing lung disease or chronic ill health for some other reason. However, the cascade of recent events defining the national and the […]

As noted in your paper Thursday (“Borrowing urged for roads and high-speed internet,” Page B1), our highway fund is $230 million short each year, resulting in delays in infrastructure repairs that are dangerous to motorists. With the price of gas spiraling downward, now is the perfect time to raise the gas tax. A car that […]