In response to a recent letter to the editor from Dan Smith of Yarmouth (“Electric vehicle transition will happen sooner than 2035,” Sept. 11), I can’t afford a $60,000 electric vehicle. Neither can any of my friends. We have are the largest producer of oil in the world, yet the Biden administration has begged Saudi Arabia […]

Two letters in the Sept. 13 Press Herald inspired me: Sam Saltonstall’s letter encouraging us to let our elected officials know that we want a carbon fee enacted (“Carbon fee will help U.S. get to net zero”), and Peter Anderson’s letter (“It’s up to us to do good simply because it is right”) citing the […]

I’m excited and hopeful as Our Power, the referendum campaign to replace Central Maine Power and Versant Power with a customer-owned utility, is getting closer to qualifying for the 2023 ballot. Maine is ready to give up corporate, shareholder-controlled utilities, but it’s not a done deal yet. Readers might be familiar with a group that […]

Re: “Jim Fossel: Recall what American greatness looks like” (Sept. 11, Page D1): Can it really be? Yes … it is. Jim Fossel, leaping over tall buildings at a single bound. Kudos on an inspiring, edifying column, Jim. Thomas Laurent Rockport

Lest we forget! So sad to see not even a banner or corner square remembering 9/11 on the front page of the Sept. 11 Telegram. It is a date woven into the fabric of our history and should be acknowledged every year. Our country and world changed that day. Never forget! Linda Mocello Casco

Your editorial in the Sept. 11 paper (“Our View: Why we’re not endorsing candidates,” Page D2) was inspiring in its nonpartisan approach, and we might add, long overdue. With all that is at stake in Portland, especially with the pending charter referendums, we need to be informed with facts, not ideas, ideologies and the like, […]

Being “woke” is a bad thing? Woke is being aware of your own thoughts, feelings and ego in order to better understand the internal dialogue and interplay among the three. Being woke or being aware helps us to see the difference between what we would like to believe and what is. The alternative is to […]

I remember a day, 21 years ago, when we were shocked and saddened to witness the murder of our countrymen and friends and vowed to “never forget.” Other than a thoughtful advertisement from a local funeral home, and a few well-penned paragraphs by columnist Jim Fossel, I could not find any mention of 9-11-01. Here, […]

In “The great retirement,” Part 2 of your excellent series on Maine’s labor crisis, one sentence is a giant red flag: “Employers may have to think twice before selecting applicants based on age.” They can’t just think about it. Except in very few instances, it is illegal for employers to consider age in hiring. The federal […]