If you go into independent journalists’ and media websites you will learn there have been tens of millions of citizens who had to leave their countries because of extreme violence and war. This has been occurring for the best part of a decade. You might read about the Iraq citizens, Syrian citizens and people from […]
2019
Posted inJournal Tribune
Current immigration laws in this country are a mess
Editor, Until Mr. Weil’s column in the Saturday, Aug. 17 Journal Tribune, I had never heard the phrase “Great Replacement Theory.” A quick Google search reveals that hardly anyone else had ever heard that phrase either. Of course, I am not a “white nationalist.” Nor are the vast, vast, VAST majority of the 63 million […]
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Biddeford asks for summary judgment in landlord shooting case
BIDDEFORD — The City of Biddeford, Biddeford police and other defendants have asked that a civil case filed against them by the mothers of two shooting victims not go to trial. The two mothers have responded through their attorneys in opposition. The city and police face a federal lawsuit by the mothers of two young […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Rock Row neighbors didn’t choose to live in loud neighborhood
I disagree with Katy Marshall’s opinion (Maine Voices, Aug. 16) about noise complaints, including the ones from those of us deeply concerned with the management of Rock Row outdoor concerts. She moved into a neighborhood with pre-existing noise levels from industry and she accepts that as the cost of living in that neighborhood. Those of […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Developer sues Portland over ‘catastrophic’ failure of Midtown project
The Federated Cos., which first proposed its $85 million, multi-use development in 2011, claims the city has defaulted on its contractual obligations and the damages are ‘in the eight figures.’
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: How does state know that Mainers don’t want Real ID?
People don’t know they have to request it when they go to renew their driver’s license.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Across the country, deadly recalled goods still lurk in day care centers
A ban on dangerous products is effective only if child care providers are directly notified.
Posted inMaine, News
Biddeford council to consider hiring consultant to review downtown parking
The recommendation comes from the city committee responsible for making adjustments to the widely criticized program.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Surely Chicago has bigger things to worry about than a cupcake truck
Why is government determining whether mobile food vendors are harming the city’s brick-and-mortar restaurants?
Posted inJournal Tribune
Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program
NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood said Monday it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions. Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s acting president and CEO, said the organization’s nationwide network of health centers would remain open and strive […]