Let’s be clear on why Donald Trump is unfit for office. Sidestep insurrection (and its legal definition) and bring another, simpler crime into focus: Treachery. Treachery is betrayal of trust, an act which seeks to gain favor through illicit means. Sen. Mitt Romney told CNN that “the fact that [Trump] would communicate to Republican senators […]

With all the hell and horror going on, it’s sad that a small group, Greater Portland Landmarks, is fighting to save a rather ordinary Greek Revival style building on Free Street in Portland. This style of building is frequently seen in public buildings and private homes. The goal is to prevent the Portland Museum of […]

I am a pediatric pulmonologist and a board member of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). I work with the Maine AAP to educate patients and families on the significant dangers of tobacco products. Despite the FDA’s ban on flavored cigarettes in 2009, the overall market for flavored tobacco products is […]

The total number of deaths on Maine roads may have dropped last year for drivers, but it did not for pedestrians. Twenty-one pedestrians died on Maine roads, and another 238 injury crashes were reported. We have seen similar numbers of injuries and fatalities the past several years, with a slight dip in 2020 when fewer […]

In the Jan. 19 Press Herald, in side-by-side articles on Page A3, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his commitment to fight on in Gaza until complete victory and President Biden was quoted committing to fight Yemen’s Houthis until they stopped shooting at seagoing vessels bound for the Suez canal. Making good on such braindead […]

Do we need a D.A.R.E. program to reduce pedestrian and car driver deaths? Press Herald articles this month on road user fatality statistics highlight car crashes as a grim source of injury and death for Mainers. Thousands of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers (and their passengers) are injured and killed every year on Maine roads. And […]

As a senior living in the city for many years, I recently opened the paper to discover (to not much of a surprise), a raise in property taxes is under discussion. I thought, “same old, same old,” until I read further that the increase could be as high as 10%. Having retired from the school […]