Recently, Gouldsboro selectmen got an earful about the American Aquafarms project. I have been a lobsterman most of my life and I really don’t like to speak in public. But as I told my wife that night before the meeting, I am going to have to say something, or I will regret it for the […]

We (The People) have done it again by allowing politicians to get involved in something of such national importance as the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection. Regardless of party affiliation, very few of our elected politicians have the intelligence, fortitude and moral commitment to undertake such a task. I fear that this will have […]

Re: “Among vaccinated, a growing anger at those who resist” (Aug. 1, Page A1): Your article about the divide between COVID-vaccinated Mainers and those who are not includes this, in the ninth paragraph: “Still others are adamant about their constitutional right to remain unvaccinated … . ” To be clear: Nowhere in the United States […]

Neo-fascist fraternities that glorify violence and cater to bigots of all stripes have no place in Portland. Despite that fact, a local Proud Boys chapter has been meeting on a monthly basis at Mathew’s, a dive bar at 133 Free St. A recent article in the Mainer (formerly the Bollard) by Chris Busby sheds light […]

A recent letter (July 28) calls for gasoline rationing, as in World War II, to address climate change. Absolutely, climate change requires decisive action befitting a national emergency. Absolutely, the first step is to limit the carbon dioxide emissions caused by consumption of fossil fuels. The problem is that gasoline rationing is costly and unfair. […]

I have been thinking about race-conscious curriculum and its importance to my education and worldview in Maine ever since my high school teacher wrote to the Press Herald about teaching diversity in his English class (Maine Voices, June 19). I realized that without this knowledge, I would be immensely underequipped to understand my country and […]