Re: “Bill Nemitz: Onward and upward – from the shelter steps to Maine businessman” (Aug. 18): I’d like to offer a huge “thank you” to Maxwell Chikuta for his contributions to our communities in Portland and southern Maine. We are all, except for Native Americans, children of immigrants, some more recent than others, and it […]

In fairness to the voters and people of Maine, I’m writing in hope of repealing the recently approved taxpayer-funded abortion law and doctor-prescribed suicide law. Our great state of Maine deserves to protect our most precious resource: our people! Support the people’s veto of these pending laws. Our future will be the better. Rob Poissant […]

I’ve been very disheartened by everything we’re hearing about climate change, but when I attended a climate change service at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, I left feeling better. It took me a while to understand why, because we didn’t hear any ideas for a miraculous fix, or lots of optimism about the future. Then […]

My mother fled her home in Austria in 1939 and married a British citizen and they immigrated to the U.S. shortly after World War II. She lived to be 87, and it is a mercy that she passed away before she could witness one of Donald Trump’s rallies: I am sure it would have given […]

When the national political climate is as poisonous as it currently is, we look to our local offices as those that might make more of an immediate positive impact on our lives. Local offices should be attainable, accessible and available for community members who want to make a difference and represent the local population. When […]

Ogunquit Playhouse yearly has a terrific selection of plays. Their current production of “Murder on the Orient Express” is no exception. There are eight very good actors, and the gorgeous stage design and set by Beowulf Boritt is the superlative ninth actor in this truly stunning show. That set is truly a feast for the […]

Re: “Abortion foe broke law in 2015 Planned Parenthood protest, Maine jury says” (Aug. 14): Staff Writer Matt Byrne needs to correct his description of the Thomas More Law Center attorney who has defended the belligerent intrusiveness of anti-reproductive choice hate-activist Brian Ingalls. Your reporter wrote that the More Center defends “other conservative and religious […]

It’s time to admit it. Parts of Maine are just plain overgrown. Many island and coastal communities emerged as sheep and cattle grazing lands. But as modern thinking has become, “It’s a sin to cut a tree or bush,” residents and tourists now find themselves walking or driving down canyons of blocked vistas, never laying […]