Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King recently demonstrated courage and far-sightedness in voting against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. This refuge is one of the last remaining unspoiled areas in our country. The damage done by road building, the presence of heavy machinery and oil extraction would be permanent and irreversible. […]
2017
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: White House starting to sound like ‘Caine Mutiny’
I expect that, any day now, POTUS will start ranting about missing strawberries (a la Captain Queeg in “The Caine Mutiny”). James Pizzo Portland
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Give MaineCare expansion, Joey Brunelle your support
This year has been weird. I often wake up worried about the people who once thought they were safe, how health care is getting harder to acquire, LGBTQ rights are being stripped away and our friends born in other countries are being made to feel unwelcome. It often feels like there is nothing we can […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Keep Jill Duson on our City Council: She knows the ropes
Six of nine city councilors, including Mayor Ethan Strimling, are serving their first term of office. One more-experienced councilor – Jill Duson – seeks re-election to an at-large seat. I’m supporting Jill for several reasons: The council’s need for experienced, balanced and well-informed members is one. Jill provides important institutional memory, something obviously and sorely […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Passing casino question would help outsiders, hurt Mainers
I write in opposition to Question 1 on the November statewide ballot. If past casino measures are any guide, passing this question will lead to the enrichment of the sponsors, the sending of money out of Maine, the addition of one more amusement place that will be abused by those who cannot control their urge […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Border Patrol criticism was badly out of line
Not only was the editorial wrong about how broad the agency’s powers are, it also undercut its own headline.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Too many in the Portland area are all set to go, but lack transit to get there
Residents who most need public transportation are not able to count on it to access necessary services.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Volleyball: South Portland ousts Gorham in four sets
GORHAM—No. 4 Gorham cruised swiftly ahead to a 1-0 lead when their quarterfinals bout with No. 5 South Portland got underway on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21. The Riots regrouped in the middle sets, however, and ultimately claimed – in a hard-fought fourth set – a 3-1 victory over the Rams. “That first set was us […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Volleyball: South Portland ousts Gorham in four sets
GORHAM—No. 4 Gorham cruised swiftly ahead to a 1-0 lead when their quarterfinals bout with No. 5 South Portland got underway on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21. The Riots regrouped in the middle sets, however, and ultimately claimed – in a hard-fought fourth set – a 3-1 victory over the Rams. “That first set was us […]
Posted inTimes Record
Lawmakers ponder pot, vote system
AUGUSTA Maine lawmakers returned to Augusta and took steps to decide the future of two voter-approved laws, one that legalized recreational marijuana and the other that created a first-of-its-kind ranked voting system for political candidates. Lawmakers on Monday voted to rewrite the state’s recreational marijuana law and delay a new voting system. The so-called ranked-choice […]