I’m a lifelong Democrat. The fact that Jackie Sartoris thinks being a lifelong Democrat is reason enough to vote for her for Cumberland County district attorney doesn’t give me a lot of confidence in her ability to think deeply about complicated issues. People engage with the district attorney on the worst days of their lives. […]

These days, more than ever, we need a district attorney with intelligence, integrity and experience to navigate the turbulent waters of our criminal justice system. Jackie Sartoris would be that district attorney. An experienced prosecutor, Jackie would prosecute cases of domestic violence and sexual assault and keep our communities safe from violent crime. At the […]

Zoe Gaston’s concern (June 1, letter) that the Press Herald did not publish the stories of women who regret abortion omits an important fact: These women had a choice. I’m very sorry that some felt pressured, but ultimately they chose to have an abortion. What too many states and the U.S. Supreme Court are considering […]

I championed faculty-shared governance in the University of Maine System for 25 years, too often in the face of incompetent, irresponsible or corrupt administrators, and too often rewarded with abuse and/or denial of redress. Yes, as the incoming trustees’ chair observes in a May 28 column, the seven campuses must be “sustainable” and “successfully serve […]

I have marched in many Memorial Day parades: as a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout, in a fife and drum corps, and as an EMT in full dress uniform. At none of these parades would a Confederate flag have belonged. That flag symbolizes slavery, treason, the worst war in US history followed by the first […]

The purpose of this letter is to endorse the candidacy of Walter (“Gerry”) Runte for Representative of Maine’s District 146. I have had the pleasure of serving with Gerry on York’s Energy Steering Committee. That experience revealed his integrity, leadership, and competence. Gerry always contributes his best thinking, even when he knows it may be […]