As a resident of Ferry Village, I’m watching the dialogue around the Yard South proposal with interest. I like some aspects of the Yard South developers’ proposal, particularly the transit, mixed-use focus and waterfront redevelopment. But 18 stories? If we need to build apartment towers (and we do), why not put them on some of […]
2023
Posted inMaine, News
Cape Elizabeth and MSAD 51 differ in moving past failed school project votes
Voters in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland and North Yarmouth rejected multimillion dollar school projects, but the districts’ paths forward are different.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: You can’t fix the world, but every act of love counts
My old horse, Little Henry, has had a fall. I don’t want to alarm you – he’s going to be OK, but for a while there, things looked pretty bleak. Henry is a funny old thing. Born and bred down in Florida to be a racehorse, his bloodlines are pretty impressive – he traces back […]
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Is Portland’s rent control ordinance working?
Two years after its passage, proponents say rent control is helping prevent large increases. Critics say the rules are confusing and have been a challenge for landlords.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 50 years after Roe v. Wade, we must take abortion into our own hands
The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization are especially severe for low-income, Black, Indigenous and other people of color.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Impact of Bates cuts on students remains a mystery
The article “Worried about rising costs, Bates plans budget cuts,” by Sun Journal reporter Steve Collins (Jan. 10, Page B1), poignantly invokes the question: Have today’s liberal arts colleges become more like businesses rather than remaining institutions of higher learning? Sadly, Mr. Collins’ piece never alludes directly, or even indirectly, to how the quality of […]
Posted inMaine
Southern Maine residents say they’re being priced out of once-affordable city
A Biddeford task force has spent the last year looking at strategies to preserve and create affordable housing as revitalization makes the city a more desirable place to live.
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Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power will hinder needed grid planning
My job at Central Maine Power is to be sure electricity moves through the grid so kids can learn, people can get their medical treatments, traffic flows safely, businesses keep operating. In the coming years, we’ll use electricity more and more to feed our families, heat our homes, keep our cars and trucks running. That’s […]