I applaud Gov. Mills for her bipartisan leadership. In her State of the State address, Mills proposed giving back half of Maine’s budgetary surplus to everyday Mainers. She intends to issue checks for $500 to about 800,000 taxpayers. Mills’ excellent plan originated with Maine Republican leadership and demonstrates that she listens to helpful ideas from […]

I am amused by the Press Herald editorial board’s assertion (Our View, Feb. 17) that Gov.Mills has handed the Legislature a “good problem” in the form of a substantial budget surplus that the Legislature must now figure out how to spend. I recall decades ago when California’s governor, Ronald Reagan, delivered on his promise to […]

As a lifelong Maine commercial fisherman, I want to correct the record and clarify misinformation provided by a recent letter writer (“Fighting whale-safe gear rules won’t ‘save Maine lobstermen,’ ” Feb. 6). In 2021, the federal government released a 10-year plan requiring Maine’s lobster industry to reduce its already-minimal risk to endangered right whales by […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology created a facade about bringing people closer together during times of isolation and quarantine. However, it is time for an end to remote learning and jobs. Nearly two years into the pandemic, the dependency on Zoom and other means of remote communication no longer serves as a precaution, but rather […]

As a resident of Harpswell, and a parent who had children in the Maine School Administrative District 75 system from elementary through high school, I am supporting Ryan Larsen for the school board in the March 12 election. Ryan will be a strong advocate for the needs of our students, teachers and community. Ryan has […]

I am taken aback by One City Center’s banishing all Portland High School students from eating in its food court. How is it fair, not to mention legal, to penalize blameless individuals and the businesses they want to patronize because some PHS students behaved badly? It seems One City Center should banish offending individuals when […]

At first glance, I may not seem to be the most obvious person to be writing in support of a school board candidate, since I don’t have children. However, I have lived on Orrs Island for over 30 years and, in the past, have enjoyed volunteering at our Harpswell Community School. I care deeply about […]

I am disappointed by another intemperate ad hominem argument against limiting unleashed dogs in South Portland (“Letter to the editor: Don’t shut out S. Portland’s dogs,” Feb. 12, Page A4). Unfortunately, it typifies the behavior of those advocating for access to the city’s only public beach, a narrow stretch just a half-mile in length, by […]