I recently read the article in the Press Herald by Joe Lawlor about surprise bills for emergency room visits (“Surprise bill for emergency room visit highlights hospital fee debate,” August 10). I’m commenting not so much about the fees or the legislation that was mentioned, or attempts to regulate them, but more about the impact […]

Portland parking prices are clearly diverting visitors to other markets. I have lived nearly my entire 60-plus years in the greater Portland area and worked for 30 years near the Portland Jetport. I hadn’t been out on the Casco Bay Islands in years. This summer, I decided to take the mail boat run, for the […]

First, a heartfelt thank you to Joe Biden for recognizing the moment and passing the baton to the next generation. Now he can take his rightful place as a respected and accomplished party elder. Wow! The choice in this year’s presidential election is now incredibly clear. On the one hand, we have a youthful, energetic, […]

The proposal, reported in the Press Herald Aug. 8, to designate the Frances Perkins home in Newcastle a national monument, would honor a truly great American, the architect of the great labor reforms of the New Deal. Less well known – because they were unsuccessful – are Perkins’s valiant efforts to establish national health insurance. […]

It is likely the majority of those reading this probably haven’t been following the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency response rulemaking. This is a serious matter that has the makings to completely change the face of volunteer fire protection services in rural towns across the majority of Maine, and the nation. For […]

Jim Fossel strikes again. A recent whine, that the Democratic Party “anointed Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee without giving voters a chance to have a say in the process” (Aug. 4), was ridiculous. It’s simply a matter of how our two-party system works. It would work the same way for the Republican Party […]