I want to thank the bipartisan majority of the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee for voting in support of L.D. 1541 to implement an extended producer responsibility for packaging program to help save recycling in Maine. Mainers want to do the right thing by recycling, but if big corporations and brands are creating packaging, […]

I find it more than reasonable – in fact, a medical and moral necessity – to make an all-out effort to reach herd immunity with respect to the COVID virus. But I – and, I’m sure, many others like me who got vaccinated as soon as the vaccine was available – find it a bit […]

Next Tuesday, District 1 voters will do well to make Karen Snyder our representative on the Charter Commission. Karen has long been active in Munjoy Hill civic affairs. She is committed to transparency in city government and the elimination of the influence of campaign contributions and political fundraising on municipal elections. On the proposals being […]

If you want an insight into the difference between the current Maine Republican and Democratic parties, I suggest you look at their official websites. The Democrats portray a future of progress and support voting for all citizens. The Republicans attack every Democrat, push Donald Trump’s lies of a false 2020 election and promote the racist […]

Portland residents should pay close attention to the upcoming special municipal election on June 8. Here we will elect the remaining members of the city’s Charter Commission to join the three appointed by the City Council last year. This commission will play a critical role in determining how City Hall and elected officials work for […]

On Monday morning I attended the Memorial Day laying of the wreath ceremony at Monument Square, along with a small group of people, all of whom who appeared to be over 50. Not one city official was present, nor were any City Council members or any of the 23 candidates running for the Charter Commission. […]

Concern for people who arrive in the U.S., out of fear for their lives in Honduras or Guatemala, relates to ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE is the agency looking to locate desperate people in the United States and deport them to the misery they have fled, lives threatened by hunger, hurricane-destroyed homes or murder, […]

The Press Herald Editorial Board recently published an editorial headlined “Our View: Stop tobacco companies from targeting youth” (May 24), and I have some areas of concern and some areas of agreement. While I think it’s critically important to keep vapor products and their various flavors out of the hands of children and young adults, […]