An editorial Oct. 5 refers to a Tax Policy Center study that finds that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would reduce federal revenue by $480 billion a year, an amount that fails to include any offsets from additional economic growth (Our View, “Romney’s tax claims in debate don’t add up”). More recent research by economist William […]

Those who are both poor and sick needn’t be participants in a state-federal dispute.

As noted in a recent editorial, Portland is considering the implementation of a Boston-like PILOT (Payments In Lieu of Taxes) program (Our View, “Portland right to ask more from nonprofits,” Oct. 13). We are sympathetic to municipal fiscal pressures caused by over-reliance on property-tax revenue, the unequal distribution of tax-exempt properties, cuts in state and […]

The cost of not regulating the food supply is preventable illness and even death.

The embarrassing statements of Lewiston’s mayor provide a teachable moment for all.

Mary Conroy’s rejoinder to Professor William Slavick’s critique of Bishop Richard Malone’s same-sex marriage views (Another View, “Bishop, Pope Benedict speak for Catholics on human sexuality,” Oct. 8) makes four arguments. With the first, that traditional marriage and rearing of children are part of God’s plan, Professor Slavick indicated no disagreement. With the second, that […]

Lawmakers and judges have weakened the program. The people should restore it.

Customers who know how much power they are using will be better able to conserve it.