I have read and seen the story about the state paying people to go back to work. That is bull! Why can’t they pay the people who have worked through this entire pandemic as a “thank you” for keeping the essential businesses going? I am sure that the people who were out of work were […]

I recently drove from Maine to Utah and back. I do not have an electric vehicle, but with thoughts of getting one in the future, I observed electric vehicle chargers at various service areas on interstates. In most cases, Tesla chargers were the only ones available or, at best, greatly outnumbered chargers for other brands […]

I have some painful questions to ask: What drives too many women to have abortions? Who gave and continues to vigorously support women in obtaining these abortions on demand? The answer in both cases is men: in particular, the men who get them pregnant but want nothing to do with the lives they helped create. […]

I have just returned from a five-day visit to my grandchildren in Maine. During the visit, we walked or drove through a number of residential neighborhoods in Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. I observed a number of Black Lives Matter signs and gay pride flags. However, I also noted that there were almost […]

I have just come to live in Portland from another state, and, unfortunately, what struck me first was the sheer number of cigarette butts on the streets and sidewalks and in the gutters. They are everywhere! Don’t smokers realize that this is litter? I often pick up trash when I am out on a walk […]

All honest and patriotic Republicans must ask themselves if Donald Trump can be trusted. Those who continue to believe anything Trump has to say, after listening to him lie virtually every time he opened his mouth for four long years, will not likely be persuaded by anything anyone else has to say. But the rest […]

The Press Herald’s June 22 editorial, lauding Maine’s voting laws, was well written and accurate to a point. However, the story is just a bit more complex and nuanced than you imply. The four voting laws cited were, as you note, all sponsored by Democrats. Two more-restrictive voter ID laws, both killed in committee, were […]