Bolstered by 167 partners, the 10-year plan will look at things like education, housing and health.
2017
Another View: Around the world, reporters are in jail for doing their jobs
Journalism is one of the institutions that try to hold the powerful accountable, and it is under attack.
Our View: LePage’s stand on pot protects illegal market
Making marijuana legal without permitting legal sales precludes above-board investment.
Letter to the editor: Shame on us for homeless’ plight
What kind of community does not take care of its members?
Letter to the editor: Letter writer perpetuated Trump’s tax-bill lies
Re: “Letter to the editor: Lower taxes, less regulation under Trump will help businesses, nation” (Dec. 6), by Nick Pappas: Mr. Pappas is mistaken on several accounts. It is a frequent lie of the Trump team that U.S. corporations are taxed the highest in the world. According to the Tax Foundation’s 2017 report, while U.S. […]
Letter to the editor: Lousy stewardship of Earth has led to plagues like ticks
Another year has come and gone, or should I say “another tick season”? Well, not really. You see, in the last few weeks we have pulled at least four deer ticks off my husband, and the snow has already fallen once. Living on doxycycline is not a natural thing, although it is becoming more the […]
Letter to the editor: Your dog could use some protection against winter
Arctic cold is fast approaching our city, and it’s time for dog guardians to ensure their animals are safe. Please consider the following to keep Fido safe, warm and dry this winter: • Keep your dog inside as much as possible. After their walk, be sure to clean their paws of snow, ice and salt. […]
Letter to the editor: Save praise for men working to erase gender disparity
Many recent opinion pieces about sexual harassment and assault contain statements of gratitude to the men who respect women and treat them as equals. But we need to hold men to a higher standard than that. We don’t thank people for not committing murder. You don’t get bonus points for not running red lights. We […]
Maine Voices: Portland’s effort to reduce use of toxic pesticides is sorely needed
We don’t need to use chemicals to nurture healthy public and private green space.
Trade deal worries U.S. lobstermen
PORTLAND A trade deal between Canada and the European Union could amount to a lump of coal for the U.S. at Christmastime. The Christmas season is typically a busy time of year for American seafood exporters, as the type of lobster that is native to North America is popular in some European countries around the […]