Maine faces a stark choice in the upcoming gubernatorial election: the action-ready Janet Mills versus Shawn Moody’s promise to pile on four more years of the tired failures of the current administration. As attorney general, Democrat Janet Mills has not only an aggressive legal record on Maine’s opioid crisis, a curse that kills one Mainer […]

Recent polls show candidates Janet Mills, a Democrat, and Shawn Moody, a Republican, in a dead heat for the governor’s job at about 39 percent to 39 percent. Moody has no legislative or governing experience. Remember what happened the last time a “businessman” governor won with about that percentage of the vote? Eight years of […]

The Aug. 13 editorial, “Our View: Stagnant workforce means no new jobs” (Page A4), simply repeated what the paper reported in a lengthy front-page article on Aug. 7: The state’s Department of Labor predicted virtually zero job growth during the 10-year period between 2016 and 2026. The editorial restated the obvious serious problems that this […]

Since I live in the East End, I decided to go to St. Peter’s Bazaar last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I enjoyed seeing many people that I knew, and the food was delicious, but the most impressive part of the bazaar was the large, diverse and peaceful crowd of people in attendance. To me, it […]

Portland’s built environment is rapidly changing. Every time I see a new building rising from a once-empty lot, I consider how it fits into its immediate context and wonder what it will look like 50 years from now – or even 100 years from now. Will it still be contributing to Portland’s character and quality? […]

So how long must we wait for the Portland Police Department to complete their investigation into the tragic death of young Patrick Lobor? It seems that by now at least a short comment on the status of their investigation would be a humanly decent response. Many people want to know. A remarkable memorial service at […]