The event benefits Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
2018
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Too soon for ‘spoiler’ talk in Maine governor’s race
Democrats should stop trying to push out independent Terry Hayes and start honing their own message.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Yes, it’s officially Back Cove, but lots of locals call it Back Bay
A recent letter stated that there is no Back Bay in Portland (Aug. 17). I beg to differ. As a child, I lived in the Bayside neighborhood, very close to Back Bay. Ask anyone who grew up on Munjoy Hill, and those of us who were at the bottom of the Hill. We knew it […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Turmoil not new in our country, but today it’s different and frightening
The Aug. 16 death of the great Aretha Franklin brought forth a flood of memories of both the great music from the 1960s and 1970s and of the turmoil of those times – the protests, the fires igniting great cities, the deaths and murders of revolters and of bystanders, and the demands for civil rights, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: ‘Full employment’ falls way short of being a measure of ‘the good life’
To make America great, elevate the arts, promote technological developments that benefit humankind, and crusade against intolerance, illiteracy, poverty, hunger, illness and the inequitable distribution of the nation’s wealth.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Press Herald not as biased and one-sided as some of its critics claim
A quick note to all those folks who write in, lambasting the Portland Press Herald as a biased liberal rag: Did you read the Aug. 16 edition? This page contained two letters from the right side of the aisle: one urging the swift confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and another decrying […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Push back against the president without relentless media coverage
I am pleased that the press has finally taken the bully on. As a lifelong Republican, I am no fan of Donald J. Trump. However, I would hope that the press, and more so MSNBC, CNN and Fox, will accept their culpability for their incessant reporting on the president. I have found a few news […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: As Maine goes, so may go the nation on Kavanaugh confirmation
Sen. Collins should go with Kavanaugh for one simple reason: He is the best person for the job.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: 1970s China could teach us a thing or two about Old World sustainability
Every minute, one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into the ocean, according to a study.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is anything different for President Trump this time?
Tuesday’s developments don’t look good, and they certainly weaken the Trump presidency.