If other senior citizens in the city of Westbrook believe, as I do, that we are overtaxed and underappreciated for the years of paying the ever-increasing burden of school taxes, then please join me in making the request for tax relief known to the city – either in person, preferably, or by letter. The time […]

I support Ed Suslovic’s re-election to the District 3 Portland City Council seat. The functions of city government are as complex as the interests of the people of Portland. City councilors make vital decisions for Portland families in fire and police safety, human services, housing and land use, transportation and jobs, energy and the environment, […]

The next president needs to fix our health care system fast. Costs are spiraling out of control. America’s experiment of using private employer-based insurance is off the rails, and we’re the only developed country using it. But we have a better health care system in place already. It lets people keep their doctors and provides […]

On Election Day, I will vote “yes” on Question 5 to adopt ranked-choice voting in Maine. If enacted, ranked-choice voting will allow voters to rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference. Australia and Ireland already have ranked-choice elections; so has the city of Portland. The result is less negativity in campaigns, and election […]

By covering the recent bull-riding competition in Portland, the Portland Press Herald is supporting and perpetuating animal abuse. Shame on you! Nicholas Camp Scarborough

I want to support a fair and adequately funded public education system in Maine. But the language in Question 2 leaves too many funding gaps for me to be able to support it. I cannot support putting Maine among the highest-taxed states in the country, only to see the money raised by that tax be […]