The proposed two-story building would be roughly five times larger than the existing clinic on Fore Street, have a 400-car parking lot and offer veterans expanded services.
2018
Posted inMaine, News
Cape Elizabeth seaside residents agree to pay $500,000 to block public shore path
Under a settlement proposal, the waterfront residents would drop their lawsuit and the town would vacate its claim to an undeveloped street in the Shore Acres subdivision.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Invest more in successful programs to energize Maine’s economy
MaineSpark, FAME, NextGen and others are already creating jobs, training workers and helping retain graduates, and they could use more funding.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: City Council should reject sending non-citizen voting issue to referendum
And if the council moves forward, I hope Portland voters will maintain voting privilege for citizens.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pressure Maine delegation to maintain foreign aid budget
Around the world, 746 million people live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day, and nearly 1 billion people suffer from hunger. About 17,000 children under the age of 5 die from preventable diseases every single day. Increasing foreign aid can drastically reduce global poverty and save millions of lives. It is a […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Political party structure, biased media endangering our democracy
Is the survival of our constitutional republic in jeopardy? On July 30, your newspaper reported that, after a meeting with President Trump, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned Trump that his rhetoric was “undermining democratic ideals of our nation” and eroding a commitment to free speech and a free press. The publisher claimed (incorrectly) […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Careful use of fertilizer helps protect ocean from harmful runoff
Time the application and limit the quantity to keep waterways from becoming acidic or green with excessive algae.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Story of the Holy Family undercuts Jeff Sessions on refugees
It has been pointed out that, in quoting the Bible to support separating families at the Mexican border, Jeff Sessions ignores what St. Paul says before and after it, and that the Bible is not a government document. Yet it is being used, and it matters how that is understood. If what is being justified […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Children should be taught about mental health issues, wellness
The mental health of children is a topic we as adults never talk about among ourselves, and we never talk about with our children. It is a missing piece of knowledge without which our children can be in mortal peril. How often do we learn of the suicide of a young person who, by everyone’s […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Democrats’ rhetoric is just as dangerous as Trump’s
Journalists should do a better job of calling out Democrats who compare Republicans to our enemies.