Tuesday’s letter supporting Preble Street’s proposed 40-bed wellness shelter quotes a Sept. 14 news article stating that “the project calls for knocking down most interior walls of the second floor to create an open concept design where shelter staff would be on hand around the clock for a limited roster of approved clients.” All those […]

In October, when asked about the referendum proposals drafted by People First Portland, our city councilors danced around their substance. The proposals were called an attempt “to pass the Democratic Socialists’ agenda without consideration by local elected officials or members of the general public” – a bizarre claim about public ballot initiatives – that could […]

This was a Christmas like no other, distanced from my brothers. I joined my family via cellphone, singing Christmas carols while standing in the snowy wood alone. Reminded of a poem by Frost invoked by another Robert long lost, this one possessing the last name Kennedy, to remind us of our duty to each other. […]

About one week ago in the middle of a snowstorm, I went to the walk-in clinic in Sanford, about 3 miles from my home. My blood pressure and pulse had dropped significantly and I wasn’t feeling well. Subsequently, I was transported to Goodall Hospital by ambulance. About five hours later I was equipped with a […]

I read with interest the article on the development of co-ops in Portland and Lewiston (Dec. 28). I am generally in support of co-op housing as an affordable option that allows owners to have shared ownership and responsibility for their housing. However, there can be a huge downside unless co-ops are structured carefully so that […]

After reading “Hiroshima” by John Hersey, I found the total immediate deaths from both atomic bombs that were dropped on Japanese cities in 1945 to be 219,000. Who will be held accountable if, as predicted, the total U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000? If this is, as stated by some, a war, who are the […]