In Bruce Poliquin’s world, down seems to be up, and up seems to be down. In a column in the March 13 Press Herald, he voiced his opposition to HR 1, a bill that passed the House of Representatives on March 8. The aim of HR 1 is to expand voting access and improve accountability […]
2021
Posted inMaine, News
Universities to study racial disparity in arrests in Portland, South Portland
USM’s Cutler Institute and Northeastern’s Institute on Race and Justice will study data from each city to determine whether either police department’s law enforcement has been biased against people of color.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Apologizing 101 – how to say ‘I’m sorry’ and mean it
In cases of abuse and harassment, any apology usually sidesteps culpability at a time when no-excuses contrition is what’s needed.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: COVID doesn’t take time off for spring break
News that college vacationers are flocking to Florida, which leads the nation in the highly contagious B117 variant, should have schools working harder to provide alternatives.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Welcome to the vaccine drive-thru. Want a sigh of relief with that?
Buxton Fire-Rescue is leading the charge in bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to Maine’s out-of-the way places.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Take all anti-Asian violence seriously
Attacks like the one this week in Portland should not be seen as isolated incidents.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Don’t stop protecting yourself after getting vaccinated
I got my second Moderna vaccine shot two weeks ago. Does that mean that I will not get the COVID infection? No! The efficacy of the Moderna vaccine, two weeks after the second shot, is about 95 percent for the general population, according to a Food and Drug Administration analysis, but only about 86 percent […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill to lower Maine’s voting age to 16 faces ‘steep hill’
Passage is unlikely, in part because the change requires a constitutional amendment, but advocates contend a debate over lowering the voting age would be beneficial.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: With vote against relief bill, Rep. Golden rejects Democratic ideals
Re: “Rep. Golden only Democrat in Congress to vote against national rescue package” (March 10): I’m writing to let 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jared Golden know that the benefits that he got in the military were paid for with taxpayers’ money. The ideals of the Democratic Party were solidified during the Great Depression. A dignified […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Ruralist Lament – Farming: A dirty truth
These days it’s common for in-crowd folks to adopt trendy and overused lingo. Maybe you’ve noticed that we don’t have towns or cities anymore. We have “communities.” “Problems” have been banished in favor of “challenges.” Once upon a time there was a notion of “truth.” Now everybody apparently has “their truth.” Perhaps related is the […]