I am writing to recommend Republican state Rep. Don Marean’s re-election to the Maine House in District 16. Rep. Marean is the kind of legislator we need. He is moderate and fiscally responsible but he has a heart. He really does “work across the aisle,” as many politicians claim to but don’t really do. For […]

I don’t want to hear even one Republican in Maine complain about government spending after watching, for eight years, how the Republicans have allowed Gov. LePage to squander our money on tax breaks for the wealthy, a new computer system for unemployment that doesn’t even work, bogus and plagiarized reports and more, while holding back […]

Charles Day’s Aug. 17 letter about citizenship benefits (“Don’t freely give benefits of citizenship to whoever asks“) deserves a response – not about the Portland City Council’s deliberations on non-citizens and voting rights, but about Mr. Day’s use of Zambian Allan Monga’s poetry contest victory to illustrate his objection. Mr. Day writes: “What Mr. Monga […]

Thank you, Boston Globe, for having the courage to call for news outlets to unite against Donald Trump. And, to the Portland Press Herald and all those who wrote about the importance of a free press (Our View, Aug. 12), thank you. It is high time for you to come together against this president and […]

On Aug. 7, a letter to the editor from Sen. Susan Collins’ director of communications reassured Mainers: “In deciding whether to support bills or nominees, Senator Collins has always evaluated them based on merits, not based on who is occupying the Oval Office.” That’s frightening news, especially given her vote on Feb. 17, 2017, to […]

Much has been said in the negative about President Trump revoking the security clearances of his critics. I would like to know why these people, who are no longer employed in government positions requiring clearances, still have them. As a former intelligence officer, I was debriefed and my clearances revoked when I left the service. […]

I must respond to Roger McKinney’s letter blaming “people from away” for the name “Back Bay” (Aug. 17). As a resident of Portland for most of my life, “Back Bay” is how everyone I know has ever referred to it. That would include my father, who was born in Portland in 1905. Although I know […]