I am disturbed that your editor found it necessary to mention the accusations against Tom Johnson for sexual advances. The comments left it open to the public to speculate whether these accusations were sexual abuse against another adult or against a child. The comments were just dropped into the laps of the public to speculate […]

Last week the Governor’s Energy Office released a comparison of average prices for home heating oil and propane for the 2016-17 heating season, as well as the prior six years. Maine had the lowest home heating oil prices in New England. While it’s great to see low prices helping keep Mainers warm, the real story […]

On April 21, the Press Herald published an opinion column by Jonette Christian that espouses mass deportation of immigrants, which is the first step towards ethnic cleansing. She also previously wrote an opinion about the “globalists,” a well-known “dog-whistle” euphemism for Jews. It can be difficult to ascertain the true motives of the alt-right, because […]

Regarding the letter from Kevin Sheasgreen (“Progressive political rally in Portland was a sham”), I want to disabuse him of his notion that the people on stage were “bought-and-paid-for” and “carefully assembled.” While milling near the stairway before the event, my husband and I were approached by a woman who asked if we would like […]