Guns, guns, guns. We are a nation obsessed with guns. In response to Richard A. Aspinall’s letter of June 21 – “There is no definition of assault weapon”: Maybe not in his mind, but there sure is in the minds of the parents in Uvalde and Sandy Hook – a weapon that tore their children […]

Claims by Mr. Carrione and the New England Fuel Institute regarding the messages they used to convince survey participants about the downsides of installing heat pumps don’t hold up. Three of the messages pushed by Mr. Carrione and NEFI in the article – that heat pumps are expensive ($20,00 or more), don’t work well in […]

The political rhetoric for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections has exceeded even the lowered standards that most people would consider to be acceptable. The way things are going, I expect the candidates for the 2024 p residential election, instead of shaking hands, will exchange middle fingers. Case in point, the recent ad for Republican Senate […]

My definition of an assault weapon might help letter writer Richard Aspinall. (“There’s no real definition of assault weapons,” June 21) An assault weapon: a military weapon created to kill; to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. Mr. Aspinall wants us to wake up. I wake up to an America that […]

For the first time in many Americans’ lives they are facing an unprecedented economic landscape. Skyrocketing inflation and interest rates, high gas prices, and even a baby formula shortage. However, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her colleagues think it’s time to take on a pet project to hammer big technology companies, who offer services and platforms […]

A recent writer (June 19) bemoans his inability to discern what assault style weapons look like. A definition of “assault” from Merriam Webster might help paint the picture: Noun – “a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces;” Verb – “to make an assault on or to attack violently.” “Does anyone know what […]

The stretch of Deering Avenue from Pitt Street to Noyes Street has been the site of numerous traffic accidents; just this morning there were two collisions only two blocks apart. As someone who has witnessed many of these accidents, I believe there are two main contributing factors: the speed with which people drive on Deering […]

I noticed that Stevens Avenue in Portland will be torn up for the next couple months so gas lines can be installed. One can only hope that the business won’t break even and go bankrupt! Such is the shortsightedness of climate change deniers. Steev Sutton Cape Elizabeth