Gov. LePage recently introduced his new tax initiative, which appears to principally benefit the wealthy. The goal is to modernize our tax structure – especially reducing income tax. Part of the proposal is an expansion and increased rate of the sales tax, now re-branded as a voluntary and discretionary consumption tax, a good portion is […]

The lead headline on Page 1 on Sunday, Jan. 25 – “LePage plan puts more money in your pocket” – should have read: “LePage plan increases gap between rich and poor.” An informative table on the back page shows that a low-income single person would save $225 in taxes, while an upper-income family would save […]

Bill Nemitz’s columns in the Portland Press Herald are one of the reasons I read the paper. His intelligence, insights, humor and compassion are evident in every piece he writes. It was with great sadness that I read his column Feb. 1 where he revealed that his cancer has returned (“No longer symptom-free, I embark […]

President Obama’s impending decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is almost certain to result in a veto, luckily. This pipeline, if built, would run from Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska, carrying up to 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day. As a nation, we should not be focusing on more ways to transport unsustainable forms […]

For the umpteenth time, I watch the coach of the Seahawks get raked over the coals for a decision he made during a football game. The team lost. Granted, it was the Super Bowl. However, it was a game, period! At approximately the same time, a Jordanian pilot was burned to death by the Islamic […]