Staff Writer Deirdre Fleming’s recent article “Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries” (Aug. 11) was incomplete and misleading. The issues presented are recreation, not conservation, and fishing, not fish. Saying “The widespread practice of catch-and-release in waters across Maine has thrown many ecosystems out of balance” is unfounded and dangerous, and flies in […]

Jim Fossel’s Aug. 18 Press Herald column promotes the “people’s veto” as a means of giving voters a chance to weigh in on legislative action. He says it’s important to “give a say … to a wider swath of Mainers than just the Legislature and lobbyists in Augusta.” Without voter input, says Fossel, “you’re arguing […]

Re: “Bill Nemitz: The good news: A mass shooting didn’t happen in Maine last week” (Aug. 25): In Massachusetts, I was a member of the Danvers Fish and Game Club. I was about 15 years old. After attending training on gun handling and safety, and after a test, we were issued a firearms identification card. […]

Like many of us, columnist Bill Nemitz continues under the spell of Big Chem solutions (“A homegrown moral dilemma: Kill the invaders or live and let live,” Aug. 22), in that our first response to the infestation of unwanted insects has us running for a can of Raid. From weed killers to air-freshening room spray, […]

In reaction to the Aug. 22 letter “Mainers should block reckless assisted-suicide law,” I would like to share a true story. In the mid-1980s, a dear friend was diagnosed with AIDS. At the time there was no effective treatment and AIDS was a death sentence. My friend, understandably, suffered emotionally as well as physically. At […]

As a grandmother and resident of Portland’s North Deering neighborhood, I am voting for Spencer Thibodeau for mayor on Nov. 5. I believe that in today’s political climate, too much focus and energy have gone into surrounding ourselves with those who agree with us 100 percent. Unfortunately, that has found its way into City Hall. […]

I need to alert high school teachers and university professors to please stop doing this. I heard it again last evening, attending a parish dinner with folks whose children are in college. Their professors said there is no God. They have no right to say this. If they are familiar with epistemology (how information enters […]