Your story on global warming was terrific (“Global warming report warns of climate disruption in Maine, New England,” May 7). Maine may not be experiencing floods, droughts or tornadoes, but our good fortune must not blind us to the fact that we’re still experiencing the insidious impacts of climate change. These impacts will get much […]

Recently the Supreme Court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s statutory authority under the Clean Air Act to set strong public health safeguards against air pollution that drifts over state lines. Estimated to avoid 34,000 premature deaths annually, the EPA’s Cross State Air Pollution rule was attacked in Congress and then again in courts by the […]

I have never been a huge fan of Time Warner, but for the last 10 years I have spent most of the winter in Naples, Fla., which is served by Comcast. I can tell you from firsthand knowledge that customer service from Comcast is an oxymoron. They are horrible! Time Warner is angelic by comparison. […]

In response to the March 7 article “Alfond Foundation to award $500 to all Maine babies,” all of us at the Birthplace at Mercy Hospital were delighted to learn that effective retroactively to Jan. 1, 2013, the grants are now automatic. Prior to that, parents had to apply for them – and in order to […]