The good news is that Wayfair, Inc., is bringing approximately 1,000 jobs to Maine and is occupying empty commercial real estate! The bad news is that the Portland Press Herald once again sees the glass as half empty and points out all the potential obstacles that Wayfair may encounter in filling these jobs (“Tight labor […]

Re: “Effort to put statue of Margaret Chase Smith in U.S. Capitol stalls” (Feb. 29): Margaret Chase Smith deserves a sculpture. Whether in Washington or Maine, she should be honored for her service. When I first came to Maine 50 years ago, I was well aware of her as a respected senator, though I was […]

Joe Biden was interrupted during his speech at the recent California Democratic State Convention by the same heckler who was escorted out of one of Hillary Clinton’s rallies. The heckler shouted out, “Cellphones are killing us,” and alleged that the vice president’s son Beau Biden was killed by a tumor caused by radiation from cellphones. […]

Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat who consistently beats any Republican in the polls. The foolish notion that Hillary Clinton will beat anyone in the general election (despite the ongoing panic among the Democratic establishment that an actual honest man might knock down the stacked deck and be nominated, to their chagrin) is idiotic, even […]

What has happened to our city, South Portland? It was once known as an All-America City and a business-friendly city. My folks moved me and my siblings here in 1944. I was educated here, and so were my children and my grandchildren. It seemed to be a city where businesses and citizens lived happily side […]