In the rules that govern the Portland City Council, one of the first lines reads: “City officials shall treat their office as a tangible representation of the public trust granted to each Councilor.” Councilor Anna Trevorrow violated this trust when she pushed through a resolution to postpone the clearing of the Harbor View Park encampment. […]

Beyond the controversy of expanding the Portland Museum of Art, there is another issue that no one is talking about: There is no parking next to the museum, as provided in their plans shown in the press. With or without the nearby children’s museum, the reason the PMA has experienced lower attendance is that there […]

Here’s a novel idea: Let’s put assault weapons in the hands of every red-blooded American who wants them, no questions asked. They’ll be shipped off to any of the various hotspots of the world, given unlimited rounds – and unlimited freedom – to work off whatever’s eating them. No more languishing away in the murk […]

Why is it that referenda in this state have to run the legal gauntlet of being overturned by vested interests, which ply their money into disposing the will of the voters? Why are lawyers who are hired by these vested interests working to stop what has been voted in as law? Ballot Question 2 (to […]

Since 1932, hikers, golfers, cross-country skiers, dog-walkers, sledders, bird-watchers and nature lovers from around the region have enjoyed the expansive, unobstructed vistas of the historic Bath Golf Course on Whiskeag Road in North Bath. After nearly 100 years as a treasured local resource, the course is in danger of being turned into a housing development. […]

It was disappointing to read in the Dec. 27 Portland Press Herald that, despite there being a surge in COVID-19 infections in the nation, only 20% of American adults are current in their immunizations (“COVID-19 hospitalizations again climbing in Maine”). Several years ago, I attended a lecture where it was stated that there were three […]

Teaching about the Holocaust, and the role of eugenics in it, in the science curricula of Maine’s public schools is a misguided idea. Science teachers are already pressed for time to teach students about the scientific method and the technical content of their courses. A more appropriate and thorough discussion of this topic is better […]

“In 2019, poverty was the fourth-leading cause of death.” This was the data and message from Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign when he spoke at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Augusta on Dec. 9. The gathering met to organize a coordinated day recognizing poor people’s and low-wage workers […]