A quote from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on May 5: “One hundred percent of my focus is on standing up to this (Biden) administration. What we have in the United States Senate is total unity from Susan Collins to Ted Cruz in opposition to what the new Biden administration is trying to do to […]
2021
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Beachfront ownership lawsuit challenges Maine Law Court errors
It remains to be seen whether Maine courts are willing to correct legal and scientific mistakes of the past.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Reclassifying Androscoggin River will stifle growth
Tightening state laws on what can be discharged into the waterway won’t benefit the river, but it will discourage development and keep businesses from adding jobs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Time to pass L.D. 1668 and close Long Creek
It would be a better use of public dollars to invest them in a continuum of community-based care to replace incarceration for Maine’s young people.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: No such thing as systemic racism? If only that were true
Thank goodness for inductive reasoning and thank goodness for Pamela Brant’s letter to the editor on May 7, which taught me I can believe the myth that systemic racism doesn’t exist because one Black man in the U.S. Senate said so. Please pardon this total non sequitur: In its history, only 11 African Americans have […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: If it’s less than a six-tick day, I must be slacking off
The length of any outdoor project can be measured by the number of parasites that can attach themselves to your body while you are executing it.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine Democrat supports truth-telling of Cheney, Romney
Even though I’m a Maine Democrat, I am sending off a small donation to two out-of-state Republicans, Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney, as a “thank you” for their courageous stand for the truth against the big election lie and Capitol insurrection of Donald Trump. Regardless of party, we need to support democracy over the one-man […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s do what’s fiscally responsible and will save lives – pass L.D. 1090
The bill will help more people access Maine’s progressive treatment program for mental illness, promoting their recovery and cutting costs to taxpayers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: With big issues on the table in Portland, Charter Commission vote will be critical
On topics such as an elected mayor and police reform, we must choose people who will listen, learn, compromise and stay level-headed.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Time for a dog park is now To the editor, The South Portland City Council dealt with the issue of dogs in Hinckley Park on Tuesday night, May 3. The issues here are similar to other places, particularly Willard Beach. The issue of voice control is not reasonable. The only dogs fully under voice control […]