Airbnb can be a good thing, in Portland and elsewhere. If someone wants to earn a little extra money by renting a room in their home, why stop them? What the city should stop is a landlord or entrepreneur who kicks out tenants or buys a building so they can make more money with Airbnb. […]

The vast majority of us want to see our children and grandchildren grow and prosper in a safe, secure environment. Yet, even now, at this present time, they are under threat of climate change. The overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree with this. Despite the evidence, the Republican platform and the party’s candidate for president, […]

After observing the display of enthusiastic ignorance and intolerance at the Republican National Convention, and then the hypocrisy of the Democratic National Convention celebrating the supposed victory of the candidate for whom party officials cheated in order to ensure her nomination, I am changing my registration to unenrolled. I encourage all to do the same. […]

Normally I don’t think twice about submitting letters to the editor, but after a recent visit to my sister, I feel compelled to share a recent experience. We moved to Atlanta from Belgrade Lakes, and I look forward to returning home every summer to experience what makes Maine great. We decided to venture into the […]

Helen Sargent’s July 27 letter to the editor regarding improper English use is misguided. It is based in the trite sentiment that the past is superior to the present and presupposes prescriptive grammatical dogma. I do not blame Ms. Sargent herself. There have always been nitpicky grammarians. Around the third century Appendix Probi was written, […]