Friday’s Press Herald reports on the review of Maine’s child protective programs by Casey Family Programs, which reports some disappointment by both state Sen. Bill Diamond, a long-time advocate for Maine’s at risk children, and Dan Despard, a director of the Casey Programs. We can all be disappointed since the issues are longstanding and do […]

Sen. Susan Collins voted on Oct. 20 to join her colleagues in blocking debate on the Freedom to Vote Act. While claiming to be a “moderate,” Collins is in lock-step with Republicans attempting to weaken – or destroy – our basic democratic values. She didn’t vote against the act; she voted against discussing it. Sen. […]

While I trust your editorial board did due diligence in studying Question 1 (“Our Endorsement: Vote ‘no’ on Question 1 to fight climate change,” Oct. 24), I believe you came to the wrong conclusion. You acknowledge the question regarding whether the project actually reduces greenhouse gas emissions and decide “it’s impossible to say.” Not so! Hydro […]

Buried far down in the lead article, “Here’s what you need to know about Question 1,” (Oct. 17) was the question that really matters to me: Will the power line actually bring clean, renewable energy into New England? Incredibly, author Tux Turkel tells us that “… this question can’t be answered with certainty.”   How is it […]

I  support Question 1 on the ballot in November, and here are reasons why I am voting “No” on this clean energy corridor issue. I just read an article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, written by “The Maine Millennial,” Victoria Hugo-Vidal. I enjoy her articles from time to time and I agree most of the […]

In his Oct. 17 column (“The View From Here: We need big government to fight climate change”) Greg Kesich writes that, while less meat eating and flying less help reduce carbon emissions, the greatest need is for systemic change. President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, currently under negotiation in Congress, aims for that sort of […]