The NIMBY people are at it again. I looked at the 30-acre site map of Yard South in South Portland; it fits perfectly on a site largely vacant for decades except for boat trailer parking. It is for housing we need badly, but the usual NIMBY people are balking for the usual reasons: traffic, parking, […]

I very much enjoyed Randall Balmer’s history lesson (“Opinion: Are women in the pulpit the reason Christians are leaving the pews?,” Aug. 3). While not an Episcopalian, I perceive that church to be continuing strongly, likely because of its meeting its historic challenges. The Episcopal Church was one of the earliest denominations, along with Unitarian […]

To me, the closing sentences of Gary Foster’s recent letter say that he is giving up on democracy (“The democracy hypocrisy,” Aug. 2). He suggests that rebranding America as a republic will fix something that might be wrong with us. “So, in November, let us vote not to save democracy, but to restore our republic,” […]