It is about time that Maine joined other states in suing the fossil fuel industry for damage resulting from carbon emissions. Within a one-year period, Maine taxpayers have funded $60 million for the January 2024 coastal storm damage and $20 million for the 2023 summer and Dec. 18 rainstorm damage to the western Maine roads. […]

Regarding your recent report that Gov. Janet Mills is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026: “Yes, please!” Nan Graves York

I am a Jewish male, 90-plus years old, who served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1950s. I understand and appreciate the position and concerns that the rabbis recently expressed in the Press Herald (“More than 100 rabbis call for Portland boycott,” Nov. 26). However, I feel stronger that the rabbis should […]

A Nov. 29 letter was very disparaging of Maine Health (“Stop and think before rejecting RFK Jr. nomination“). Perhaps the letter writer never: • Knew that patients without an appointment can be seen on Saturdays and Sundays, when they have been stricken with some new problem and their doctor’s office is closed. • Had a relative […]

Donald Trump lost the state of Maine with 45.5% of the vote in 2024. Sen. Susan Collins was reelected to the Senate in 2020 with 51% of the vote. Collins must decide: does she work for Trump, or for the people of Maine? Collins is off to a good start. She is reportedly one of […]

I knew a man who used to take his saw into the Maine woods to cut down the dead and dying trees and haul them home to be his wood pile. His wood stove emitted greenhouse gases, but the live trees he left standing still benefit the forest, the air and us. He only chopped […]

I was pleased the Press Herald emphasized that the letter signed by 100 rabbis to boycott Portland was purchased, that local Jewish activists were an integral part of the effort behind the Portland City Council’s vote to divest from Israel-related businesses, and that the vote won’t affect Portland finances (“More than 100 rabbis call for […]