Commentary: Honor Olympia Snowe’s legacy by naming Portland Custom House after her This would be a fitting recognition that reminds generations of Mainers to come about the vital work she undertook to help Maine. By Chris AverillSpecial to the Press Herald Share Rather than sending bomb-throwers and partisan mouthpieces to Washington, D.C., Mainers tend to elect statespeople who are widely revered across the political spectrum, particularly to the U.S. Senate. Among that ilk are Margaret Chase Smith, Ed Muskie, Bill Cohen and George Mitchell. That tradition continues today, with Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, who rate as consensus-seeking, moderate-minded officials in our nation’s hyperpartisan capital.