Margaret Chase Smith had 100 times the class of Sen. Angus King. First, he uses Paul Revere. That didn’t work. Now he’s trying to use this wonderful lady. Why doesn’t King stand on his own two feet and stop trying to stand on the shoulders of respected people (which he is not)? Donald Larrabee Scarborough
2025
It’s a good year for a trip to the beach | Letter
With reservations down due to President Trump’s Canada shenanigans, let’s step up and help our fellow Mainers in tourist spots like Old Orchard Beach.
Defining ‘American values’ | Letter
On April 19, “The Shout Heard Up the Coast” rally was held in Belfast as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration. I chose not to attend, so my focus isn’t on the rally but on the promotional poster, an invitation to protest in order to defend, among other things, “American values.” But […]
Maine should focus on spending rather than on voting | Opinion
Too often, elections are co-opted by wealthy operatives seeking to shape government to serve their needs.
Concern for naval bases focused on the wrong enemy | Letter
In the Opinion section of the April 23 Press Herald, Chelsea Henderson voices her support for Sen. Angus King’s “grilling” of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on the vulnerability of our nation’s naval facilities to sea level rise caused by, of course, global warming. As an example, Ms. Henderson warns us that sea level rise […]
Republicans’ cut-and-run approach won’t work for Maine | Opinion
Firing essential workers leads to unmet needs and services. We’re been here before under Paul LePage.
A piece of Portland’s history that’s worth saving | Letter
I am a retired history teacher and a Portland native. I remember the urban renewal of the 1960s that, along with other historic buildings, resulted in the tragic loss of the old Union Station. Now, once again, Portland seems determined to destroy a long familiar and priceless part of its civic history. If the City […]
Obituary: George M. Gregory
TOPSHAM – George M. Gregory, 90, of Topsham, formerly of Damariscotta, Maine and Barrington, RI, died April 27, 2025. at Midcoast …
Obituary: Patricia Dole Livesay
BRUNSWICK – Patricia Dole Livesay of Brunswick, Maine died in her home on May 1, 2025. She was born in Standish, …
Obituary: Blake Jarrod Sandelin
RICHMOND – Blake Jarrod Sandelin, of Richmond, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 11, 2025 in New Bedford, Mass.
Blake was born Oct. …