I like seafood. I particularly like eating seafood that is produced locally. Sadly, the Maine fishing industry is under increasing strain from climate change. This threat is underlined in a Washington Post story published by the Press Herald on Aug. 5: “Key ocean system may be heading for collapse from climate change, story finds” (Page […]

Have you ever wondered why there is such strong opposition to the corridor project? It’s really quite simple: It’s a campaign opposing clean energy that is paid for by the oil and gas companies. I have a recreational property in New Sharon, right where the corridor is going to go, and I have no problem […]

The good news is that the Biden administration is now protecting special immigrant visa applicants (and their families) and is now offering Priority 2 visa processing, but there is one group that is not yet being protected, and that consists of family members of those individuals who have applied for political asylum here in the […]

During my years in the Legislature, I served on the Taxation Committee. As a member of that committee, I learned that decisions about tax policy must be made with great deliberation to avoid unintended consequences. I was reminded of how just how complicated tax policy can be when catching up on proposals being discussed by […]

Valerie Blais’ Aug. 10 letter (“Include carbon pricing in budget reconciliation”) is perfectly timely, given the ominous tenor of the Aug. 9 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Earth’s climate. I second her plea urging Maine’s congressional delegation to support carbon-pricing policies. A minor correction on geography, however: Prince Edward Island’s summer waters are […]

I think Maine has been keeping tourist statistics since 1971. Mill Street in Brunswick is nothing more than a widened footpath. Traffic year-round is very heavy. During tourist season it is worse. We have known this for years. This heavy traffic has been essentially ignored for 50 years. Perhaps we placed priorities erroneously. And now […]

Re: “Mainers deserve better than failed leadership by Democrats,” by Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel (Aug. 5, Page A9): Disappointing to see the Press Herald willingly participate in disseminating such unfactual and biased attack-based campaign literature and label it as commentary (and “Special to the Press Herald”). As has been widely reported (see the […]