Now that the dust has settled, temporarily and literally, on CMP’s corridor, I would like to commend Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich and his staff on their fair and balanced selection of letters in Voice Of The People. This was a difficult and at times volatile subject for many of us to come to a […]

Likely COVID-19 will never have only local outbreaks; rather it will become endemic like the flu and other coronaviruses .   It will warrant routine – possibly annual – vaccination, particularly for vulnerable persons.  Each year it will result in millions of mild illnesses and tens of thousands of deaths, largely of the vulnerable. Large numbers […]

I applaud the Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for recently publishing three important pieces on Wabanaki history, culture and upcoming legislation, as well as letters voicing support for L.D. 1626. On Nov. 14, the Audience section (“That’s my story,” Page E1) featured new books by Native writers in Maine – such a rich offering! On Nov. 21, […]

We are now seeing the true colors of the Supreme Court of the United States, and they are not pretty. Our “Supreme” court has become a political body that is a serious threat to justice and, I believe, in conflict with judicial ethics. I am a white male, 76. I am a fiscal conservative, so […]

By far, the biggest news in the U.S. Congress the past month has been the Build Back Better bill, passed by the House of Representatives. There are articles daily on how Sen. Joe Manchin will vote on this and the pressure he is facing. Sen. Susan Collins is an assumed “no” vote on this bill […]

This letter concerns the recent school shooting, in Oxford, Michigan, and its illogical handling by our society. We all need to reevaluate our behavior before, during and following each of these tragedies. Parental love of our children can be strained in the face of misbehavior. Most of us want to address these occasions with the goal […]

As a 20-year resident of Cape Elizabeth, I thank Bill Nemitz for Friday’s column on the affordable housing plans for Cape Elizabeth, scuppered by those who wanted no part of affordable housing in the center of town. The ostensible reason was the perceived (by the naysayers) unsuitability of the site, for aesthetic reasons and because […]

The federal government and the state of Maine have largely failed in their response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This always was a race to vaccinate people before new, and more virulent, variants of the virus appeared. Vaccination should have been mandated by the federal government: Don’t leave without it because you will not […]