2023 – Page 775 – The Portland Press Herald

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Amazon competition lawsuit could be an important turning point

by The New York Daily News Editorial Board October 2, 2023October 1, 2023

The retail giant is exactly the sort of company that should draw official scrutiny.

Do This, Food

Eat & Run: West End takeout window Little Pig worthy of repeat visits

by Megan Gray October 2, 2023October 3, 2023

Describing the offerings as ‘Thai-ish,’ a new occupant has taken over the Yordprom-adjacent spot.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Supporting Pine Tree Power is an easy decision

October 2, 2023October 1, 2023

Once again, a letter writer repeats the claim that it will cost $13.5 billion to buy out Central Maine Power and Versant Power (“Actual cost of Pine Tree Power doesn’t add up to savings,” Sept. 28). Since this figure was first circulated (by a consultant on behalf of the two companies), experts have made much […]

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From Augusta – Let’s stand up for domestic violence survivors

by Henry Ingwersen October 2, 2023September 28, 2023

October brings leaf peeping, hayrides in apple orchards, and Halloween spirit. What you may not know is that October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Nationally, one in four women and one in seven men have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Such violence affects more than 12 million people […]

Nation & World, News, Politics

California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

by MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press October 1, 2023October 2, 2023

In choosing Butler, a Democratic strategist, Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat should become open.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Kyiv downplays lack of U.S. aid for Ukraine in stopgap federal budget bill

by Isabelle Khurshudyan, David L. Stern and Kostiantyn Khudov The Washington Post October 1, 2023October 1, 2023

Ukrainian officials said they were confident that bipartisan support would keep U.S. aid flowing. But others saw the move to exclude Ukraine funding as a worrying sign.