2023 – Page 744 – The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Food inflation is a hardship outside the Fed’s control

by Claudia Sahm Bloomberg Opinion October 5, 2023October 4, 2023

Higher interest rates will do nothing to reverse the surging costs of basics such as meat or eggs. But shoring up the supply chain would help.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Pivot away from blind pro-Ukraine militarism is just political brinkmanship

by Gary Anderson Special to the Press Herald October 5, 2023October 4, 2023

It’s discouraging that long-overdue public questioning of continued U.S. funding for Ukraine’s defense is being waged by the most extreme Republican partisans.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Scholar outlines new totalitarianism

October 5, 2023October 4, 2023

Bob McKillop’s Oct. 3 letter on the dangers of not understanding history’s lessons, “We need to take threat to democracy very seriously,” advises a reading of “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William Shirer. There is a shorter, more easily understood and recent publication, titled “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Community News – Rotary Club to host conversation with Sen. King

October 5, 2023October 3, 2023

The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary announced that it will host an in-person conversation with Maine Sen. Angus King on Monday, Nov. 6. According to the club, “it’s an opportunity to learn more about the senator’s work, ask questions in the company of friends and neighbors.” The event will be held at the South Portland Community […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Letters to the Editor

October 5, 2023October 3, 2023

More spending will raise taxes To the editor, In reading the article in the Sentry about the four people running for South Portland City Council, I was struck by a common theme. All but one candidate is advocating for more government spending. Not cutting spending so that taxes can be cut and older people who […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Our Sustainable City – A crisis of climate communication

by Steve Genovese October 5, 2023October 3, 2023

Discussing climate change is complex. Oftentimes, we’re bogged down by the terminology, or the mixed messages we see in the media, or through our experiences that make discussing climate change unapproachable. Terms like global warming and even sustainability have confusing definitions. Unusual weather conditions like this year’s unseasonably wet summer doesn’t necessarily imply climate change, […]

American Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

We Love to Eat: Oct. 5

October 5, 2023October 2, 2023

Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 7, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, casseroles, biscuits and butter, punch and coffee. $12, $6 ages 5-11, free ages 4 and under. Senior meals – Wednesday, Oct. 11, noon, St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Social time at […]