A year ago, we moved to rural Maine from a more populated part of the state to do what we can to avoid COVID, and it has been one challenge after another to stay abreast of the news. I hate reading the paper electronically, so I know I am part of the problem, but it […]

As a former county chairman of the Republican Party, I am horrified by the recent actions taken by the Aroostook County Republican Party to formally censure Sen. Susan Collins for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. The blanket statements in the resolution do not reflect the values of our party as a whole, […]

On March 22, the Press Herald ran a story on Page A1, “Stimulus checks prop up many in moment of need.” On Page A8, where the story continues, a person named Tim Adams, age 23, is quoted as saying that he wanted to use his stimulus check to buy a 1988 Honda motorcycle and to […]

I am saddened that our town manager, Pat Finnigan, has made the decision to retire. In the face of extreme adversity, she has accomplished so much for our town. I agreed with the Select Board when it opined “Pat is a valuable asset.” But that asset has rightfully decided to no longer work without a […]

You never forget when murder at gunpoint hits close to you. It was January 1995. I saw my friends being interviewed on the news about their beautiful, talented 18-year-old musician son Brendan. He was robbed on public transit in Chicago and shot through the eye. The shooter had a criminal record and had served time […]

The 30-year ‘Transit Tomorrow” plan for public transportation in greater Portland is commendable. I wish the planners, who came up with the proposed Metro bus routes, shared the same vision. By detouring the No.8 bus route away from West End housing, Congress Street, and Hannaford Forest Avenue, they are not making “public transportation easier to […]

Tux Turkel’s article on enormous batteries to store “green energy” during periods of low electric demand raises the issue of ultimate disposal of these monsters, and reminds me of the furor over disposal of spent nuclear rods at decommissioned nuclear plants, including Maine Yankee. There are differences, of course, but the bottom line is the […]

Re: “Maine Voices: Why Yogi Berra could’ve run for office, and more about malapropisms” (March 21, Page D3): It is ironic/unfortunate that the print version of Roger Bowen’s column about malapropisms seems to have included one of his own, nestled like an Easter egg inside one he was poking fun at (“Déjà vous all over […]

I’m writing in response to Micah Engber’s letter of March 21. He writes that he was not personally offended by the opening sentence in the Maine Millennial column of the previous week but felt inspired to write a seven-paragraph letter explaining why he felt it was inappropriate. I disagree. As any regular reader of The […]