To take Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s arguments seriously, immigration is so magical it can suspend the rules of economics; supply and demand do not apply when new Mainers are present. That, of course, is absurd: The flood of immigrants needing housing, medical care and welfare cannot help but increase the cost of housing and public services, driving […]

On June 9, the editorial board of this paper printed an excellent editorial: “Mitigation of climate change must not be lost to its management.” The article states that it is important that governments protect us from the horrifying and costly effects of our warming climate and make storm relief available to Maine residents as quickly […]

Dan Coyne’s (Sunday, June 23) opinion piece about ALICE (asset limited, income constrained, employed) workers deserves additional attention. Coyne closes by asking, “What role will you play?” This is powerful data, and I encourage people to visit the online dashboard United for ALICE, which is open to the public. Here, they can read reports, download […]

Jim Fossel’s column (“We need more conservative referendum efforts,” June 23) relies on tortured logic. His arguments against the National Popular Vote apply equally to the current Electoral College system of choosing a president: 1) no single governmental entity tallies the popular vote, and 2) voting criteria differ from state to state. Why are those […]

In your coverage of Ethan Strimling’s eviction case, you have left out a huge piece of essential background for this story. While you mention that Strimling is involved with rent control and the Democratic Socialists of America, your writer omits the truly jaw-dropping behavior that his landlord has been accused of over the years. For […]

A real estate agent once told me that he charges 6% commission because that’s what he was told is the commission he is to charge. It’s what every agent does. In a way, he was correct. I was once an agent and it just never made sense to me. A home that sells for $500,000 […]

Are people really sure that they want to reelect a man with the following credentials: has 91 criminal complaints against him; paid hush money to a porn star; incited a crowd of 5,000 individuals to storm the U.S. Capitol; offered a solution to the coronavirus by ingesting bleach; refused to separate himself from his business […]

You’re better off biking in New York City than Portland, Maine. There are bike paths on every avenue and street. The bike path along the Hudson River, from one end of the island to the other, is a site to behold. Beautiful plantings, landscaped parks, benches, clean bathrooms and water fountains are all along the […]