In the debate over Maine’s proposed electric vehicle regulations, range anxiety is often the first thing drivers think of. They picture nightmare scenarios of long recharging times on a road trip. But that nightmare is highly unlikely. According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the average driver drives 29 miles per day, and 99.03% […]

In a letter, Sara Lennon, of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, argues that it is appropriate to add teaching about genocide and the Holocaust into middle school science education (“Students can do this,” Dec. 16). She mentions the fact that “people expressed concern that students are too young to learn about such […]

I am wondering where the voices of Portland’s religious leaders are within their religious communities (Jewish/Christian/ Muslim) concerning the war in Gaza? There is a time for putting pastoral care over political caution. When a word such as “ceasefire” becomes code for advocating one side over the other, we are in big, moral trouble. Ceasefire […]