I looked at the front page of the Sunday paper on April 18 to see a Bangor Daily News photo illustration featuring images of three state police officers with their faces blacked out (“Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret”). When are we, and the media, going to stop using the color […]

No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, there is no denying the desperate need to repair our country’s long-neglected infrastructure. Sen. Susan Collins, in a recent interview, voiced her support: “We do need a robust infrastructure plan. I’ve been advocating that for years.” But Congress did little or nothing. Collins and other Republicans […]

The Good Idea Fairy has visited Augusta this year, leaving behind L.D. 1337. This proposed piece of legislation would punish owners of seasonal residential property in Maine with a tax of 0.5 percent of assessed value. While the intention nobly is for the proceeds to go to fund affordable housing for Mainers (and Maine does […]

Appealing to the independent spirit of Mainers, I write to support the proposed Pine Tree Power Co,, reported in your article of April 19. Maine’s response to the need to transition to renewable sources of energy set out in “Maine Won’t Wait,” the manifesto of the Maine Climate Council, offers a major opportunity for Mainers […]

Re: “Letter to the editor: Rebuke of GOP legislator perpetuates ‘woke’ myths,” by Harry White (April 21, Page A11): Mr. White states that there is no such thing in America as hate speech, only free speech. He states that the term “woke” is a one-syllable replacement for the two-syllable word “stupid.” It is my opinion […]

On April 2, you published an article about the upcoming season at the Ogunquit Playhouse. I love the Ogunquit Playhouse. I love Broadway. Before the pandemic, I saw about 70 shows a year in both Maine and New York. So, I am very sad that the Playhouse has decided to only sell pods of two […]

Portland’s northern district is a largely forgotten area of our city. Tucked a few miles away from the hustle and bustle of downtown, thousands of Portland residents live here. North Deering, Riverton and Deering Center are rich with trails, outdoor recreation, outstanding neighborhood restaurants, families and local schools. As a lifelong resident of District 5, […]

I read with great pride and affection your front-page article April 15 about Thomas E. Delahanty II, who passed away recently. All of the comments were accurate, as he was a true giant in Maine law. In college his brother John, also a lawyer and who passed away two months before him, was my first […]