Statements supporting Pine Tree Power have lacked some important detail regarding costs and profits of the proposed publicly owned utility. The contention that the utility would not pay profits to anybody overlooks the fact that the company hired to manage the operations likely will be part of an out-of-state utility, which will expect to receive […]

There is one word that says it all about Mark Dion: balance. He recognizes the needs of the unhoused and the demands of public safety; the need to welcome refugees within the financial and other limits that constrain the city of Portland; the need to build affordable housing while maintaining the character of our neighborhoods; […]

Please consider supporting Don Cushing for a position on Scarborough’s Town Council. I met Don five years ago and believe he is the perfect person for this position. I’ve experienced Don’s professional and social skills first hand. Before his retirement, he was a CEO for a multi-location medical practice. I’d had a 15-year business relationship […]

I submit that the candidate who best meets the critical tests for Portland mayor is Andrew Zarro. He knows housing leads the list of our city’s needs. Zarro has policy ideas for promoting real housing beyond emergency shelters. His positive and collaborative work with the current council has earned him the endorsement of the current […]

I want to commend Rep. Jared Golden for publicly changing his stance on the assault weapons ban. He did this not for any political issue, as many have claimed, but for a human issue, a much bigger picture. We are so far beyond “thoughts and prayers.” I am hoping Golden’s action will spur other members of […]

Since the facts are not on their side, CMP and Versant are relying on fear to make their case to stay in power (pun intended). But it now appears that CMP and Versant are the ones who are afraid. And they should be. Despite the mountains of direct mail, the incessant, annoying and deceptive TV […]

Deaths by gun violence continue to ravage this country and now the epidemic has hit close to home. We mourn lost lives and ache for the victims’ friends and families. But we have lacked any real resolve to find ways to reduce the number of deaths. Why can’t we agree to set aside politics and […]

My “no” vote on the $160 million consolidated school bond in Scarborough does not mean that I do not support the town’s schools. It simply means I believe we can do better. The school board came up with a premium proposal, as one would expect. It was the Town Council’s job to review that proposal […]

Why have three sections of Article X of the Maine Constitution been omitted from the printed version since 1876? Some believe it was an effort to “clean up” the document. Others believe it was an effort to hide the state’s obligations to Wabanaki nations. To me, the reason for the omission is irrelevant. If it […]