I urge all voters in the Democratic primary on June 14 to vote to reelect Jonathan Sahrbeck, who has done an outstanding job as our district attorney. Jonathan’s entire career has been devoted to public service, and he is a very experienced prosecutor. But in addition, he is focused on dealing with the social problems that […]

I take great offense to the commentary by the president of Maine Medical Center. If people would just take control of their own health, there would be no need for this huge behemoth. I do believe there are truly caring individuals who work for this conglomerate. I also believe there are times when they are […]

How ironic that Bill Nemitz calls progressives “the language police” (“Warning to those on Portland’s payroll: Keep your criticisms to yourself,” Oct. 8) when, in fact, progressives were responding to Robyn Bailey’s own policing of the language of others. In her email to the City Council that was brought to the school board’s attention, Bailey […]

I question the decision in recent articles to center the experience of the two recently-resigned school board members. The real story was that a school administrator had written a racist email to the City Council and was being considered for promotion. It’s her right to criticize city government, but her singling out two Black women […]

A recent letter to the editor suggested that Marc A. Thiessen’s commentary be challenged for its honesty. I found myself seriously agreeing, giving the letter writer credit for words that made sense. In Theissen’s column, November 13, however, he urges party leaders to reach across the aisle, providing examples of things they they could do together. This […]

I’m disappointed that Downeasters up north chose Sen. Susan Collins over Sara Gideon. But it’s sweet when the prognosticators of pre-election polls are proven wrong. Mainers choose their elected officials with more nuance than folks in New York. We tend to roll hard left or hard right without much space for complexity. Here, in the […]