I am a long-term print and electronic subscriber. I am a senior citizen. I am also appalled that you printed a story about obscene license plates without giving any examples (“Maine secretary of state looks to rein in obscene license plates,” May 5, Page A1). How utterly prudish and parental. The article cites the tags […]

Surprise, the cost of the new homeless shelter in Portland is projected to be double that of original estimate. Yes, the contractors did double the square footage from the original design of 25,000 to 50,000, in order to accommodate the city’s new requirement that the occupants be provided with a 6-foot spacing (in case of […]

Zack Barowitz is well qualified to serve on the city Charter Commission. He’s also a kind and helpful person. Zack was canvassing the District 3 neighborhood when Shadow, our dog, got loose and ran off. So did Zack. He caught the runaway several blocks away. The grateful Brenner family will vote for Barowitz on June […]

I support the full Portland school budget proposal. Schools have become the epicenter for all critical human needs and social services. As a food justice advocate, I know this well. Food-insecure students rely on school meals for more than 50 percent of their daily calories, yet federal reimbursements for meals are at most $3.53 per […]

June 8 is the date for Portland voters to select nine people to become members of the Charter Commission, the body tasked with defining city government and setting in motion the apparatuses for dealing with crucial issues of Portland citizens. Cheryl Leeman, a veteran public servant with 30 years experience and proven leadership, is a […]

Genie Gannett, of the First Amendment Museum in Augusta, comments about religious freedom in her op-ed, “Many ways exist to live your First Amendment freedoms” (May 1, Page A9). She extols the freedom to worship for all faiths. Amen. However, she says nothing about how secular thought and ideals now constitute an established and operating […]

The Detroit Free Press editorial in the May 1 Press Herald uses platitudes, generalities and propaganda in place of facts, data and proven causal relationships. Labeling President Biden’s proposals “liberal wish lists,” an intended pejorative; writing that raising taxes on the wealthy will be detrimental to “the economy” and “there’s no way that the middle […]