I write in response to the editorial regarding older drivers and driver safety issues in Maine: “Our View: Blanket limits on license renewals not the way to cut senior driver risk” (Dec. 11). The editorial raises some important points. We can all agree that increasing the number of safe and conscientious drivers on the road […]

Re: “Our View: Moratorium allows South Portland time to craft tar sands policy” (Dec. 18): Your editorial asserts that the committee to be appointed by the City Council “should include local petroleum industry representatives as well as opponents of tar sands.” Five of the six councilors who voted for the moratorium explicitly stated that they […]

 A week ago Saturday while shopping in Portsmouth, N.H., I turned in to a local gas station to fill my tank before the oncoming storm. I was approached by a complete stranger who reached into his wallet and gave me a gift card from Dunkin’ Donuts and thanked me for my military service (as marked […]

Last week in Washington, D.C., a federal budget deal passed the Congress. I am glad that we are not facing another government shutdown, but this deal is not a good one for our country. For too long, all of our budget talks have focused on cuts, but there is not much left to cut that […]