According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]

Brad Fox, District 5 candidate for South Portland city council, has reinvigorated my faith and interest in local government. As an active volunteer, retired school principal, business collaborator and local educator, he shines a light on the underrepresented residents in our community. A Brick Hill resident living in a diverse renter’s neighborhood, he reminds us […]

As a first-time candidate for a public office, I found myself faced with a letter to the editor that I believed to be unfounded and blatantly biased towards a specific agenda. Upon reading it I was left with the choice of “do nothing, or “respond and vehemently refute the assertions being made.” Because I am […]