When I drive around South Portland and see signs promoting Democrat Richard Rottkov as the next District 32 state representative, I am consoled, in such contentious times, that a thoughtful person is willing to enter the fray that is government. I’ve watched too many news programs with our governor scolding citizens for failure to see […]

Spectrum is no better a cable company than Time Warner. In fact, I got the bait and switch. Let me explain. When Spectrum took over in Saco, I gave it a chance and signed up for their initial promotional price (thinking I could downgrade the following year when the price jumped). At the time I […]

Some proponents claim that ranked-choice voting is the clear will of the people. That claim is wishful exaggeration. The 2016 referendum was approved by a small margin of those who voted. Approval by a small margin of those who voted means that almost as many were opposed. As is the usual case in most elections, […]

I’m writing to encourage Democrats in Cumberland County to vote for Jon Gale for district attorney in the June 12 primary. I’ve known Jon for 23 years. For many of those years he worked as a defense attorney and public defender in the Portland area. He embodied the spirit of our constitutional right to counsel […]

At long last, Mainers are getting their way. Despite opposition from people who don’t think Mainers know what they want, party members get to elect primary candidates by ranked choice on June 12, and on the same day, all of us get to support statewide Question 1, reaffirming that we really meant it when we […]