Just when did terrorizing piglets become yet another sport for humans? Is it fun to scare these creatures? Do people have a good time doing it? While the children are blameless, the parents should not allow this abuse. It is yet another instance of disregard for life. Dylan Palme, the author of the July 12 […]

The Portland Press Herald’s June 11 story (“Time has altered Maine’s offshore wind ambitions”) reported on continuous research and development into size and capacity of offshore wind turbines to do a better and better job of capturing and generating wind for energy needs. Anchoring wind turbines offshore is both time-consuming and financially costly. Unlike automobiles, […]

In view of the veto of L.D. 2004, this letter considers the “why” behind continued decisions to disallow Wabanaki nations the same access to federal laws as other native tribes in the nation. Gov. Mills, in her veto letter, said the bill lacked a comprehensive public process; others said the bill abandoned regular order and […]

I believe we should loudly oppose sending cluster weapons to Ukraine. We should join our NATO neighbors in banning cluster bombs and land mines. If we can destroy our chemical stockpiles, as we have done, we can do this as well. What the Ukrainians do is not just on them, it’s on us. We are […]

I’m glad you published Susana Hancock’s writing on the need to abandon fossil fuels to stop deadly weather patterns (“Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen,” July 11). But I’m baffled as to why you published her undeniable reporting under the heading “Opinion.” You don’t publish the weather report on the […]

High-speed internet is essential for home, business and agricultural needs, but estimates show that there are more than 94,000 unserved and underserved locations across Maine. The good news is that Maine was just allocated $272 million in funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program to expand broadband internet […]

What is wrong with our legislators? Don’t they realize that a majority of Mainers want sensible gun control? Although about 48% have guns, many of them are reasonable in wanting strong background checks even for private sales, a waiting period for sales of guns, bans on AR-type weapons and limits on magazines. Our legislators have […]