Maine hospitals and health care providers should not treat those unvaccinated by choice unless all others needing or simply wanting medical care have been served. The unvaccinated have chosen their lot. Those they are displacing have no choice. Our system should not allow a group of misguided bad actors to disadvantage those who have acted […]

Bruce Poliquin defies logic in his Dec. 8 op-ed calling for “affordable, reliable energy” for Mainers. He recognizes Mainers’ environmentalism; he rightly recommends energy policy that encourages all sources in light of relative costs, and he objects to welfare spending. Yet his inaction would preserve the “corporate” welfare program that offers massive subsidies to the […]

I read many news stories about vaccination and mask-wearing philosophies and policies. Opinions are all over the map! But only a very mean-spirited person would deny that Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and his overworked staff do everything they can to monitor and prevent the spread of […]

I happily voted for Cynthia Dill when she represented my Maine Senate District 29, which covers Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, and part of Scarborough. I also voted for her when she ran for the US Senate. In her public life as an elected representative and as a thoughtful political commentator on the radio with MPBN […]

The Press Herald’s editorial regarding the passing of Sen. Bob Dole highlights just how much today’s Republican Party has drifted off from putting the common good of our country over party. The only important legislation that will stand the test of time is that which is forged through the spirit of bipartisanship. Senators like Dole […]

Recently a menorah that was erected by a synagogue in South Portland was vandalized by cowards in the dark of night. During this sacred and holy season of many faiths. We stand by our Jewish siblings and we, the residents of our great city will not tolerate anti-semitism or hatred in any shape or form […]

American needs a Second Advent. This Second Advent for America would resemble the first Advent. The Divine personage ushers in the Kingdom of God to rule and guide the hearts and decisions of humanity. The four themes of the Sundays of Advent, before Christmas, are hope, peace, love and joy. During Advent, we have a […]

Though we mostly have a different perspective from Jim Fossel, we read his columns to understand other points of view, and though he is often misdirected, he is mostly rational. In his last column (Dec. 5), however, he is wrongheaded as he speaks of what shall be done with the state’s anticipated $800 million surplus. […]

The recent lawsuit against Avangrid, Central Maine Power’s corporate parent, only strengthens the argument for a consumer-owned utility, where the utility is responsive to its customers, who are the shareholders in the company. Avangrid is in trouble because of trying to raise profits in order to satisfy shareholders rather than their customers. They used an […]