I am a retired State Department officer and a 30-plus year member of the U.S. Foreign Service, including overseas as a state annuitant and an officer with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. I am often surprised by how little is known about the work of American diplomats. We serve at 270 posts […]
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Letter to the editor: Public has a right not to be assailed with gossip
Accompanying an Associated Press story citing “a report,” the Press Herald published this headline of phony “news” on May 1: “Kelly denies that he called Trump ‘idiot’ ” (Page A2). John Kelly, President Trump’s chief of staff, says that this unverified story is “total BS,” and President Trump tweeted, “The fake news is going crazy […]
Letter to the editor: Maine should be proud of young environmental leaders
On April 28, at Scarborough High School, Maine youth from several area high schools came together to host the inaugural Maine Youth Environmental Convention. There may be a lack of leadership on environmental issues at some levels of government, but no lack of leadership with these teens, who organized a lively and useful conference with […]
Letter to the editor: Gun-violence prevention voter’s top priority
I want Sen. Susan Collins to know that gun-violence prevention will be one of my top priorities at the ballot box. I have just signed a pledge to be a “Gun Sense voter” this November, because I’m done waiting for Congress to act to prevent gun violence. This election, and for every election until this […]
Central Maine Power responds to higher-than-average electricity bills
Answers can only be found through examining electricity use at each individual property.
Letter to the editor: Maine PUC promises to thoroughly investigate cause of high CMP bills
The agency responds to a critic who asserted the probe is being conducted in a way that may make it hard to trust the results.
Our View: Uncontested races usher bad candidates into office
If the right people don’t step up, the wrong people will have access to positions of power.
Cynthia Dill: Constitution gives women right to choose abortion – or not
Rejecting the Hyde Amendment is not asking for a government subsidy but insisting on equal protection under the law.
Douglas Rooks: University of Southern Maine needs more than a name change
The difficulty in all these plans is money, or lack of it. The UMaine System has never had the wherewithal to achieve its original goals.
Commentary: In lame-duck session, Congress needs to focus on critical issues
Pandemic relief should be the first priority between now and President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.