Voters will fill three-year terms on an at-large seat and an east district seat on Nov. 7.
2017
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Spain should skip the threats, give Catalonia more autonomy
The cost of secession by the province, including civil conflict, is too severe for the sides not to be finding a compromise.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage’s refusal of federal job funds could have high cost for Maine
Passing up the money makes no sense financially – all it does is put another hurdle in the way of people trying to better themselves.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Legislature thwarts will of voters again, inviting showdown in June
If ranked-choice elections make it back on the ballot next summer, it will be a vote on what it means when Mainers vote for something.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Access to abortions done by advanced nurse clinicians will help women
Maine Family Planning is part of a suit trying to overturn the state’s ‘physician-only law,’ which unfairly limits where rural women can go for care.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Bar all paid lobbyists from donating to legislative decision-makers
Low voter turnout, “drain the swamp,” “drugmakers dampen Drug Enforcement Administration rules” – this is not news. Special deals occur almost daily at all levels of government. The system no longer represents the voter. Democracy is at risk. Because of money and lobbyists, common-sense issues, supported by huge majorities of voters, do not get passed. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Yes, we should judge the past by the ethical standards of today
Saying that enslavement of native peoples was normal at the time is not a defense for Christopher Columbus.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Question 2 on Portland ballot undercuts the democratic process
Question 2 on Portland’s municipal ballot seeks to amend zoning rules to allow 25 percent of registered voters living within 500 feet of a proposed zoning change to veto the zoning change by simply filing a written objection with the city. This would be done with no public meetings or public voting. Question 2 avoids […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pass statewide Question 2, but defeat Question 2 on Portland ballot
On Election Day, voters in Portland will decide on two different Question 2s. The statewide Question 2 is very good and deserves a “yes” vote; Portland Question 2 is bad and should be rejected. Statewide Question 2 would expand access to health care to 70,000 Mainers, including thousands of people in Cumberland County. It would […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Don’t make Portland students wait years for state to fund new elementary schools
Question 3 on the Portland ballot seeks to fix four elementary schools that have been neglected for decades and guarantee that Portland ends its policy of teaching the city’s children in neglected, unfit elementary schools. Question 4 on the Portland ballot seeks to fix two elementary schools, leaving behind Longfellow and Reiche, the two schools […]