In a few days the state legislature can decide to allow Maine people to take control of our State’s two failing electric utilities – CMP and Versant/Bangor Hydro – which rank at the bottom for reliability and customer satisfaction nationwide and charge high rates too. The Pine Tree Power bill sailed through the Energy and […]

Thank you for your June 14 article “‘Exceptional’ rainstorm heavily damages carriage roads at Acadia National Park.” You clearly articulate the effects of the storm, and your graphics are very helpful in visualizing the blow that this represents to Acadia. The cause of the damage – an exceptional amount of water dumped exceptionally quickly – […]

There is always hope. Hope has synonyms, courage, anticipation and expectation. Hope does not just live in people. Hope is a real tangible force for good in this life. Hope make survivors from victims. Hope makes people act against insurmountable odds and triumph. Hope prays when events and circumstances are formidable. Hope brings up resilience […]

I have read and seen the story about the state paying people to go back to work. That is bull! Why can’t they pay the people who have worked through this entire pandemic as a “thank you” for keeping the essential businesses going? I am sure that the people who were out of work were […]

I recently drove from Maine to Utah and back. I do not have an electric vehicle, but with thoughts of getting one in the future, I observed electric vehicle chargers at various service areas on interstates. In most cases, Tesla chargers were the only ones available or, at best, greatly outnumbered chargers for other brands […]

I have some painful questions to ask: What drives too many women to have abortions? Who gave and continues to vigorously support women in obtaining these abortions on demand? The answer in both cases is men: in particular, the men who get them pregnant but want nothing to do with the lives they helped create. […]

I have just returned from a five-day visit to my grandchildren in Maine. During the visit, we walked or drove through a number of residential neighborhoods in Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. I observed a number of Black Lives Matter signs and gay pride flags. However, I also noted that there were almost […]