Paul LePage apparently knows as much about history as he knows about nuance and thoughtful political discourse. When asked by your reporter if he believed asylum speakers are here legally, LePage answered, “No, they didn’t go through Ellis Island.” Ellis Island, as a primary inspection center for immigrants, shut down over 90 years ago. Richard […]

It’s a shame that I find it necessary to write this letter, but the never ending story line about high gas prices, without any mention of the record profits of the multi-national oil companies, is not factual nor is it reporting in any sense of the word. Yes, there’s a war of Russian aggression going […]

As I follow the discussions among the states wishing to outlaw abortion, I am struck by the apparent lack of consideration of the need for sex education classes in their schools to alert their citizens about the possible consequences of unprotected sex. It would seem these legislators do not see that reducing as many unwanted […]

A basic background to the debate on gun control in the United States is that, despite the high number of shooting incidents nationwide, the chance during any given time that any individual among us will be among the victims is low. Thus, an individual opposed to strengthened gun control measures can feel safe in the […]

Just what we need: another example of people with too much money and not enough sense imposing their vision on the rest of us. Initially a relatively modest and appealing concept, the Roux Institute has somehow erupted into a proposal for an astonishingly huge commercial development wedged into a completely inappropriate space on Portland’s shoreline. […]

Page 3A, Portland Press Herald, June 15: “Flooding pummels Yellowstone.” This comes as the Midwest and East Coast sizzle from a heatwave and other parts of the West burn from an early wildfire season amid a persistent drought. A climate specialist said, “A warming environment makes extreme weather events more likely than they would have […]

I can’t take it anymore! Does anyone know what “assault-style weapons” look like? Is it color, shape, design, caliber or what? Should a rifle be banned because it’s black or green? What if the stock on a rifle has a hole to the rear of the trigger? Is a pistol with green or black markings […]