Lumping cannabis in with drugs considered to have no medical value undermines patient access in Maine and beyond.
2025
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Letter: New music venue would be a great asset to Portland
As a major restaurant owner in Portland for 33 years, and being located so close to the Cross Insurance Arena and Merrill Auditorium in distance, I would seek the Planning Board’s approval of the proposed Portland Music Hall. After losing my store this year, and being one of 33 local food spots to close in […]
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Letter: Support our female athletes and freedom of speech
I stand with Rep. Laurel Libby. I stand with freedom of speech. I also stand with female athletes. I was born in Maine and have resided here for most of my life. Most of my family lives here and always has. I have three young athletes, as well as nieces and nephews who play sports. […]
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Opinion: USAID dismantling is illegal, cruel and chaotic
Congress needs to intervene now to stop this overreach.
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Letter: Musk and company are champions of the wealthy
Does anyone see the irony of the richest man in the world gutting government programs, literally taking food from the mouths of starving babies all around the world, so he can have more? Elon Musk tells us we have to do this because, if we didn’t, “The country will be bankrupt in just a few […]
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Letter: Celebrating spaceflight and diversity
Recently we celebrated astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams’ safe return to Earth. Wilmore, a veteran of three spaceflights, has accumulated 464 days in space. Williams, with 608 days in space, has accumulated 62 hours of spacewalks. Will her accomplishments be erased in the president’s effort to eliminate DEI? DEI means diversity, equity and inclusion, […]
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Sports Editor Michael Hoffer: What a wild ride it’s been; 25 years with The Forecaster
All good things must end. For nearly four decades, The Forecaster has taken immense pride in being a weekly part of our communities’ heartbeat. This week brings our final print edition and while the product will continue with electronic editions and digital newsletters, it truly is the end of an era. Back in the fall […]
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Opinion: An important tool can keep Maine’s students safe
A new bill would equip schools with better means of threat assessment and management.
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Letter: Republicans, please don’t thank me for my service
With the VA on the chopping block? Spare me the pleasantries.
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Letter: Portland should reject Live Nation venue proposal
Regarding the Press Herald’s March 3 article, I am writing in opposition to the proposed Live Nation concert hall. My wife and I regularly go to concerts and events in Portland, and we are concerned that the out-of-state corporate ownership of this venue could do great financial harm to the existing venues and our local […]