Optimism has its virtues but, let us not forget, so does skepticism.
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: In Israeli-Palestinian conflict, might cannot make right
Since fighting broke out between Hamas and Israel, many have called for “moral clarity,” including Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. But the expression can be easily hijacked and used to assuage consciences and to legitimize actions that are repugnant to most concepts of morality. There is little doubt that the Hamas attack involved acts […]
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Posted inBusiness, Election 2023, Maine, Politics
Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures
A foreign government’s ownership stake in a utility is complicated, and some experts say it doesn’t matter anyway because ownership of a regulated utility doesn’t translate into governance.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Column rightly criticized calls for more development
All my 70 years of life as a Maine resident, I’ve been confused that expansion, development, more pavement and more jobs and more people equals progress. I enjoyed the recent very clear Maine Voices column for both its critique of all of us financing “experts” from away and the ridiculous mindset that more is better […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s no quick fix for GOP chaos in the House
With this amount of dysfunction, who’d be speaker?
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
People and Business: Oct. 18
Hires, promotions, appointments Hope Acts, a Portland nonprofit serving new Mainers and asylum seekers, appointed four board members: Elizabeth Jackson, executive director for Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences; Bethany Smart, administrative and program coordinator at HopeGateWay in Portland; Mary Pat Donnellon, senior advisor for Susquehanna Growth Equity Partners; and Cadeau Assoumani, immigrant health […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Hospitality group buys The Good Table; Banded Brewing closes Portland tasting room
Also, a nitro cold brew coffee shop comes to Saco; a nonprofit supper series starts; and more.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Mall parking space should be used by PWM
Just 2.1 miles from the airport are hundreds of unused parking spaces, whole lots in fact.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: D.C. dysfunction risks scaring off the next generation
What makes America great is: We all have the right to question the party line. Neither Democrats nor Republicans are a monolith acting in unison, believing the same thing. What made America work in the past was that we forged compromise out of the notion that we are stronger together than apart, and that dialogue […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Bug Light needs to be protected To the editor, Bug Light Park is considered South Portland’s premier park. But it’s security and value has been threatened by the proposed development of Yard South right next door. Bug Light’s proximity to a proposed 30-acre urban cityscape including four 18-story buildings, retail and office space, restaurants, and […]