For most of the years since it was published in 1960, Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” has been voted America’s favorite novel, and its main character, Atticus Finch, has been the perennial leader in America’s “greatest film hero” lists. The novel’s climax occurs when the 1930s all-white jury from Alabama convicts Atticus’ innocent client, […]

The Afghanistan war has been exposed as a nonstop farce and yet two weeks ago, Maine’s senators, Angus King and Susan Collins, voted in favor of the latest military budget, or National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2020. Considering the indisputable story of government deception, details of which were released by The Washington Post on […]

Donald Trump’s desire to destroy Iran’s cultural treasures should not surprise anyone. During the 2016 Republican primary debates, Trump boasted that he would torture enemy combatants and kill their families. Even after U.S. military leaders said the military would have to disobey such orders, Trump said the troops would not disobey him. If Trump had […]

I am writing with regard to the installation of the new so-called improvements to the beautification of the Casco Bay Bridge. The first time I saw them was at night over the Christmas holidays. I was not impressed. In fact, seeing them lit in the evenings proved to be a distraction, to the point of […]

Re: “Our View: Loneliness is not just a holiday problem” (Dec. 23, Page A4): We’d like to thank the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board for raising awareness about loneliness; it’s real, but it doesn’t have to be. Study after study indicates that socialization is the key component to longevity and quality of life for seniors. […]

Expanding and enhancing high-speed internet throughout Maine – but especially in our many rural communities – should be a No. 1 priority for lawmakers. That is precisely why Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins should oppose the House-passed Save the Internet Act. Despite its name, this bill would threaten internet investment for rural communities while […]

It was a commendable gesture on the part of the Press Herald to give its employees a day off to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. At the same time, Christians the world over were engaged in the glorious celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The nativity of the Christ-child […]

Republicans should not be afraid that Sen. Susan Collins will vote in the Senate to convict the president on impeachment. She may feign a stance that appropriate witnesses should be heard, but then reprise her Brett Kavanaugh speech, saying that the guiding principle of America is that all are presumed innocent and that, with conflicting […]