We owe it to our state and our country to defeat Susan Collins this fall, but be wary of the potential costs of doing so.  When a candidate has no legislative history for voters to refer to, we must look at the totality of their character for clues on how they will behave with power.  […]

I deplore the vile creators and distributors of child porn. And I found your Feb. 17 article about the psychology of addiction to be shallow and misleading (“The psychology behind Eliot Cutler’s repeated arrests”). The article cited only  two sources, one of whom implied that a lack of willpower prevents porn addicts from curing themselves. […]

Have Americans had enough yet? Several years ago, I submitted a letter suggesting that America needs to wake up. This administration is successfully dismantling all of the progress that has been made in health care, infrastructure, freedoms, education, our status in the world order and the rule of law. We have a leader who refuses […]

Thank you for including the latest issue of the Working Waterfront in the March 19 Press Herald. My wife and I find this fascinating, eye-opening and incredibly relevant to living in coastal Maine. It reflects on so many issues, including economy, basic science, climate change, affordability and hard-working Mainers. We think it should be mandatory […]

As the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners chair, I am witnessing firsthand the immense strain on our county budget. It is time for the Legislature to recognize this fiscalpressure and act. The Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety took a critical step by voting for an $8 million increase in county jail funding in […]

I was disappointed to open Sunday’s paper (March 22) and find no mention of the arrival of the new training vessel State of Maine into Portland Harbor on Saturday afternoon (March 21). At a time when so much of the news is dominated by difficult stories, this was a moment worth sharing. The arrival of […]

I, too, am anxious to retune the flawed half of Maine’s national voice. However, I realize that we are posting for a senatorial spokesperson, not an internship in government administration. I want to see evidence of abilities and indications of experience suitable for such a crucial position. I don’t want to hear an ipse dixit […]

Since Sen. Edmund Muskie authored the Clean Water Act, no one has done more for Maine’s rivers and lakes than Sen. Susan Collins. I retired after 34 years at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and now work as a consultant in the clean water industry. Over the course of my career, I have personally […]

The current administration says the unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation was justified for a “regime change” and that it had potential nuclear arms capability. Why, then, did President Trump and Pete Hegseth not start with a real regime with real nuclear arms, like North Korea? I’m sure South Korea and Japan would have given […]