To the Editor; Reports of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s hair salon appointment, and her claiming that she was set up, only strengthens the truth that if you can make the laws you don’t have to follow them.

To the Editor; Margarita Contreni, Democratic candidate for House District #119, is a professional experienced in education, public information and economic development.

To the Editor; Do I want to see kids going back to school? You bet! We can all see how difficult this COVID remote learning has been for kids and parents.

To the Editor; On Aug.

To the Editor; As I watched the Democratic National Convention I was reminded of what being an American means to me.

To the Editor; With just over two months before the November 3 elections, many Mainers find themselves grappling with unexpected hardships brought on by the coronavirus.

To the Editor; Now that the courts have taken away our right to vote on Spain-owned CMP/Avangrid/Iberdrola’s unpopular NECEC corridor to provide electricity to Massachusetts’ ratepayers, our partners in the Legislature are more important than ever before.

To the Editor; The above question was attributed to Lefty Gomez, who pitched for the New York Yankees in the 1930s.

To the Editor; Rarely do I find Matthew Gagnon with anything significant to say; his column last week, “Political conventions don’t matter,” is no exception.

To the Editor; I am excited to endorse Margarita Contreni be our next state representative for District 119.

To the Editor; Republican Saul Anuzis is right when he says that the national popular vote (NPV) will correct the problems in the current electoral system, in a manner that is constitutional and works within the Electoral College.

To the Editor; As a 68-year-old white, retired history teacher, I have followed the sad state of our recent political discourse.

To the Editor; In the early part of the coronavirus pandemic, medical specialists worked on determining the death rate from COVID-19.

To the Editor; Last Friday marked the 85th anniversary of the passing of the Social Security Act, an historic set of protections that has benefitted millions of Americans in our state and across the country.

To the Editor; Can Americans ever vote the way we were taught to vote in civics class? Mainers will answer that question this November, thanks to ranked choice voting.

To the Editor; As a result of the opioid epidemic in Maine, oftentimes grandparents have to raise their grandchildren while parents are seeking substance abuse assistance.

To the Editor; The efforts of the group who helped distribute taxpayer-funded food to 850 households should be applauded.

To the Editor; We have recently been reading and hearing of the difficult and complicated work being done by our school administrators, faculty and custodians to make it possible to open our schools as safely as possible.