Thank you for your Jan. 9 editorial making the point that the lack of affordable, high-quality early care and education is not just a problem for Maine families with infants and young children. We all need to be concerned about its impact on Maine’s economy today, as well as its implications for developing our future […]

Leaving my gym today I was asked by a young man to sign a petition to prevent the Central Maine Power corridor line. I politely declined, stating that I’m for it. I then asked him why he’s against it. He told me that it doesn’t benefit Maine. I countered with my argument that daily, trucks […]

District 5 City Councilor Kimberly Cook’s lengthy op-ed (Jan. 16) calling for the Portland community to provide their opinion on a cap for the new shelter ignores the several meetings of the City Council when large groups of people objected to such a cap as inhumane. I attended a City Council meeting Nov. 18 at […]

As commissioner of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, I want to clarify information shared in the article published in the Jan. 25 Press Herald regarding barber licensing exams and foreign language speakers. The Kennebec Journal article discussed the challenges of Arabic speakers who want to become licensed barbers, noting that the tests were […]

Many of us may feel a negative twinge at the word “socialism.” But that word describes exactly the governments of Denmark and of Sweden and to a large extent of both Norway and Finland – four of the happiest, wealthiest and most forward-looking economies anywhere. Health care for all, education for all who seek it, […]

I hope, and I hope I do not do so in vain, that Sen. Susan Collins will respect my right to know what happened that gave rise to this impeachment trial. I expect my senators to fight for all the relevant and pertinent witnesses who are needed. Failure to allow relevant witnesses is, in effect, […]

Thank you to Gov. Mills for increasing the rebate for heat pumps. We all need to address the climate crisis now with as many alternative energy sources as possible. Change starts at home, Mainers. Catherine Crute Portland

My thanks to all who were in the heavy traffic congestion by Saco Middle School and those trying to enter Industrial Park Road headed to Portland via the Maine Turnpike last Thursday when an ambulance with flashing lights and blaring siren entered the traffic. Because you all respected the rules of the road, pulled aside […]