A matter that should be causing us all some real concern was given relatively little space in the Portland Press Herald. It was an abridged reprint of an article in The Washington Post by Christopher Ingraham: “Americans die younger than global counterparts” (Page A2, Dec. 28). Ingraham reports that up until 1979, Americans lived 1.5 […]

Re: the March 19 Maine Voices column about Central Maine Power’s push for transmission lines through Maine to bring Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts: An issue that troubles me is the statement (often repeated in the Portland Press Herald) that Canadian hydropower is clean, renewable energy. Large-scale hydropower cannot truly be considered clean and renewable energy. […]

Maine hotels and restaurants pulled in a record $3.8 billion last year, and the Portland Public Schools superintendent is struggling to increase the school budget to $113 million. Such was the front-page news March 6. The gridlocked traffic on Commercial Street, plus the soaring construction of hotels and upscale condominiums, inform those of us who […]

Since much has been written in the Press Herald on proficiency-based learning of late, including a March 13 Maine Voices column, I would like to add my perspectives on this. I’m a firm supporter of this newer learning model. That support stems from my experiences working with Maine businesses both large and small for more […]