Should we build more homes? We should. But need to be building them differently and with greater attention to detail.
Op-eds
My dad’s warming up to the heat pump water heater | Opinion
We don’t need oil to heat water. A heat pump is one thing, a heat pump water heater is another.
Maine’s public schools, Maine’s educators, deserve support | Opinion
We’re asking everybody to look past the increasing contentiousness of school budget season and to keep asking: What’s in it for the kids?
Early intervention is on the ballot with Portland school budget | Opinion
I’m voting “Yes” on June 9 to support the people who keep at-risk kids from falling through the cracks.
Platner will be the senator Maine’s veterans and military families deserve | Opinion
We’ve seen too many politicians wrap themselves in the flag without having earned it.
Portland is building affordable housing at a record pace. Now is not the time to abandon ship. | Opinion
It would be misguided to repeal the city’s Green New Deal due to pressure from wealthy developers.
The Trump administration and birth control — what could possibly go wrong? | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
A new restriction on the contraceptive implant I use appears to be part of a movement to complicate access to safe and effective methods of birth control.
Push to ‘supersize’ aquaculture is not right for Maine | Opinion
Comparisons to the ‘chicken boom’ of the 1950s are not hyperbolic.
Developer’s proposed power facility is a bad idea for Portland | Opinion
This electricity island, in essence, would have a ripple effect that would disadvantage several parties.
Let discovery proceed in Hyde School case | Opinion
In examining the school’s practices and disciplinary culture as part of a lawsuit filed by a former student, transparency is a must.