Columnist Alan Caron (“Celebrate the system, if not the result,” Nov. 13), believes Donald Trump “won fair and square”? What election campaign was Caron following? Five former presidents, President Obama, leaders of Trump’s own party, Pope Francis and respected leaders around the country and the world have said Trump is unfit to serve as president […]

Hillary Clinton has won the popular vote by around 1.5 million and the number keeps rising. Now, this is more than some presidents have won by, so let me be clear: The Republican agenda is certainly lacking a mandate, and no matter how the leadership, spins or twists reality, the fact remains they are not […]

The image that reporter Randy Billings painted Nov. 6 of Mayor Ethan Strimling, culpable for a City Hall cold war, feels unfairly biased against a leader with less than a year under his belt. Like some, I had reservations about new leadership in the mayor’s office. While I don’t speak on behalf of my organization, […]

Discord at Portland City Hall, according to Mayor Ethan Strimling, paraphrased in a recent Maine Sunday Telegram article, is a matter of “struggling to evolve,” not politics. However, an elected mayor by definition is political and possibly subject to desires of power and aspirations to higher office while appearing relevant to populist interests. Reporter Randy […]