I read the Maine Voices column “Portland should ban face-scanning software – now” (Dec. 11) with many questions. I see that the problem is whether the software is good enough to give true identification and therefore be worth the price. As far as identifying someone in a particular place, that is their problem and responsibility. […]
2019
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: With impeachment vote, senators should honor oath of office
I suspect there are several cases of colliding thoughts in the heads of many Republican senators as it relates to Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. With all of the testimony, most from credible witnesses, it is a little difficult not to think Trump committed an egregious act by engaging a foreign power in some form in […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Time & Temperature Building’s new owners vow to bring back Portland icon’s ‘glory days’
Chris Rhoades and Andrew Preston say they’ll decide how to use the downtown building’s mostly vacant office tower and submit their restoration plans to the city by February.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Republicans, end this bizarre, belated crusade against Obamacare
No, the entire Affordable Care Act is not suddenly unconstitutional.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Parents, this holiday season, give your children your presence
There is no more important gift than face-to-face time together, without phones or screens or social media.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Betsy Sweet: ‘Medicare for All’ is the only solution to the U.S. health care crisis
In the U.S. Senate, I will fight for a system that puts people before profit and includes everybody.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Did coffee and B&M beans turn me into a great writer? You tell me
Having heard of poets inspired by drugs, I tried luring the muse with caffeine after my post-carpal tunnel surgery high wore off.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Angelike Heemon
BIDDEFORD – Angelike Heemon, 91, formerly of Biddeford died in Sudbury, Massachusetts on December 19, 2019.Born in Boston on September 24, …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Helen (Kenoyer) Mosher
BRUNSWICK – Dawn on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 was the first morning in 38,077 days that the sun’s rays did not …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: George Arthur Hunnewell
WINDHAM – George Arthur Hunnewell, 88, longtime resident of Windham, on Dec. 19, 2019. He was born in Durham, Maine, October …