Why is the demolition of a property protected by Portland’s historic preservation ordinance even being considered? Are all our civic leaders unfamiliar with our city’s history, and too young to remember the demolition of Portland’s beautiful Union Station in 1961? The former Children’s Museum, at 142 Free St., meets four of the six criteria for […]

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy seems to want to bring its medical cannabis market more inline with the same regulations as its recreational market. I’m all for protecting the consumer, but not when the regulation hurts the consumer. The recreational market currently has people third-party test their products for mold and anomalies. I completely […]

I am writing in support of a recent letter written by Harold Van Lonkhuyzen, M.D., regarding guns as a major public health burden in Maine. Mass shootings are a constant fear for children and adults alike in our society. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, now retired, I am fed up with the inadequacy of our […]

Bill or no bill, it matters not. The president has no intention of stopping the flow of immigrants without proper documentation coming across our border. If he did, he could pick up a pen and do so – as he already has that authority. That clearly is not going to happen. The truth is that […]

I’ve been depending on that “fair and balanced” cable news network to inform me about both major presidential candidates. I do hear much about one of the candidate’s age and mental fitness, but nothing about the other candidate’s stated admiration of despots, nor his declared desire to ignore international obligations. I may need to switch […]

Maine part-time resident Tucker Carlson is in Russia where state-owned TV has been broadcasting Carlton’s false narratives from past Fox News shows. He has alleged that Ukraine is not a democracy and never has been. Carlson wants to interview Russian President Putin. But he is jeopardizing not only Ukraine, but our Western allies by allegedly […]

Do politics have to invade every facet of our lives? Can’t I just search the weekly food section for a recipe without having to see snarky remarks or headlines about an orange revolution? (Obvious reference to Trump). The name-calling is so tasteless and tiring. Can’t we just forget the political chaos in one neutral section […]