Do people really believe that fixating on kids’ genitals makes them safer? From athletes at the Summer Olympics, to our neighbors in the Cumberland School District, there is a growing obsession with trans people in sports. As an after-school, nursery and classroom teacher, I’ve worked with kids in several contexts. I’m very familiar with best […]

I can be silent no longer. Thank you, Portland Press Herald, for making conscious (and sometimes unpopular) decisions to maintain your standards and keep us informed. Thank you for featuring more high school sports. Thank you for combining a recent weekend’s two editions into one to keep our delivery person safe and off the road […]

As big corporations steamroll local communities, Portland faces a pivotal moment: will we preserve the soul of our city, or will we hand it over to Live Nation? This proposed 3,300-capacity venue is the equivalent of a Walmart moving into town — driving out independent businesses, increasing traffic issues and erasing the character that makes […]

Gov. Janet Mills may wish to pick her battles more carefully. Her determination to include male athletes (those who are born male and later opt for a female identity) in female sports is questionable. She risks the chance of female injuries, perhaps seriously, during contact sports. Nationwide, these injuries have done lifelong harm from competitors […]

Linda Morrison’s Feb. 23 op-ed on mending our nation’s polarization suggested the political left “look in the mirror” before asserting personal opinions as truth. Some political analysis also suggests Democrats contributed to President Trump’s two victories by demeaning and ignoring legitimate concerns of certain Americans, due to their beliefs and values. Remember “the deplorables”? The […]

Sport can be transformative. It hones fine motor skills, teamwork and discipline. Sports help us through major life upheavals, provides safety nets and creates community. For women, sports can be especially empowering. An Ernst & Young report found that 94% of C-suite women were athletes. Women’s sport certainly needs our collective help, but banning trans […]

I thank Colin Woodard for his Feb. 15 op-ed, “This is not a drill. It’s a constitutional crisis.” As if to put an exclamation point on the article, President Trump posted on Sunday, Feb. 16, “He who saves his country does not violate any laws.” Left unchecked, Trump will not save this country; he will […]

On Dec. 8, 1941, U.S. newspaper headlines were bold, black, 72-plus-point font size describing attacks on ships in Pearl Harbor. The Feb. 23, 2025, Maine Sunday Telegram’s business-as-usual front page featured articles about the Card/Lewiston shooting, consequences of Trump’s threats to Canada and lobster fishing gear. Similarly low-key was the lead article in the Opinion […]