Flexibility has been the mode of operating in so many ways during the pandemic. This has certainly been true for teachers. Plans made in 2020 may just be taking shape now, more than a year later. It may seem like a time warp of sorts and it is hard to believe that a year has […]
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Time for Maine to explore more equitable highway funding
In a recent letter on this page (“EV charging stations a private-sector issue,” April 27, Page A10), Norman Baker argues that electric-vehicle owners should pay a greater share of highway costs, because they currently pay no fuel tax. As an EV owner, I agree with Mr. Baker. The problem is that current fuel taxes plus […]
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Letter to the editor: Critic of strong-mayor system misses the point
Altering the makeup of Portland’s government is no silver bullet, but it will help give Portland residents more say in their own future.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, April 30
Town going through too much growth To the editor, I have watched first hand the explosion of our town’s growth over many years but in the last few years it has been totally out of control. The major changes in volume of traffic caused by the high density developments are forever changing the towns character, […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts wins ecomaine’s ‘Upcycle Challenge’
A Scarborough-based nonprofit’s design of a chandelier from single-use plastic bottles gains the most votes, and the grand prize on Earth Day.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters: Maine needs a paid family and medical leave program; Property revaluations show we’re not all in it together
Maine needs a paid family and medical leave program If someone had told me that when I reached 72 I would be in this situation, I would not have believed it possible. Yet here I sit, pondering an uncertain future, fearful and depressed. In mid-November 2020, I contracted a terrible case of COVID-19. I knew […]
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Sen. Stewart: With state surpluses predicted through 2024, raising taxes is a bad idea
We need another way to shift money from government accounts to people’s pockets, not vice versa.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A hotel for ambitious women and their New York dreams
Immortalized by Sylvia Plath, the Barbizon offered liberation, writes Paulina Bren.