The Gathering Place (TGP) is a unique community. Our guests are of all ages: older people living on Social Security or a pension, some just scraping by and some pretty comfortable; aging hippies; bold young men and women, school dropouts, college graduates, musicians, fishermen, veterans, retirees, artists, new Mainers, people traveling through, and people who’ve […]
2023
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Finding ‘the sweet spot’ for the U.S. sugar program
Common-sense reforms in the 2023 farm bill could help small food manufacturers, in Maine and nationwide, grow and thrive.
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Posted inMaine
Judge rejects proposed deal for state indigent defense system – now what?
Attorneys for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Serves and the ACLU of Maine will meet with Superior Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: EATS Act would endanger animal welfare laws, regulations
The recently introduced Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act is not only a dangerous step backward for animal welfare, but an unconstitutional affront to states’ rights and American society at large. I urge my fellow Mainers and animal lovers to speak out against the EATS Act (H.R. 4417/S.2019) and to thank Rep. Chellie Pingree and Sens. […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Meta can’t dodge controversy on Threads forever
Restricting searches on terms like ‘COVID’ is a flawed response to the challenge social platforms face balancing public safety and free expression.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Portland restaurateur sues ex-wife over payment for Boone’s Fish House
Harding Lee Smith, owner of ‘The Rooms’ restaurants, has sued Darcy Smith, owner of Boone’s, claiming she and her business owe him $150,000.
Posted inMaine, News
Civil rights board seeks Department of Justice investigation of Maine indigent defense services
Underfunded system negatively affects attorneys and indigent defendants in Maine, report says.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Time for a new approach to economic struggles
Recent Press Herald reports have featured the personal stories of low-income people unable to afford housing or child care, including child care workers, as well as financial problems experienced by some landlords who say they cannot afford to maintain the affordable housing they own. Clearly, local, state and federal governments and private nonprofits don’t have […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power has a clear plan to benefit Mainers
If Mainers vote this fall to proceed with the publicly owned power company, the transition would begin immediately, with the goal to own our own grid by November 2027.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’