Now is the moment for the Native tribes of Maine. Now is the moment for members of the legislative and executive branches of Maine state government. Do they want to be remembered as leaders, who finally granted full sovereignty to our Native peoples? Or do they want their names added to the list of those […]

When I was a teenager in the 1970s, I heard about the Maine Indian land claims suit and naively assumed things would work out well for the Indians. Years later (after I’d moved away and then come back again), I still had not learned that Maine’s Native American communities were missing out on essential federal […]

How do humans come to conclusions? Through observation. When we observe a person label Maine’s first Black female superintendent as “unfit” after 15 months on the job in the midst of a global pandemic, what conclusion do we draw? When we observe the one and only Regional School Unit 21 Freedom of Information Act request […]

Regardless of how you feel about Gov. Mills’ policies, one fact is indisputable: She loves Maine! That love came through loudly and clearly in her State of the State address last month, as it does in any public speaking she does about Maine. Maine’s prior governor, Gov. Mills’ likely opponent in this year’s race, couldn’t […]

There is a lot of concern about the Portland Charter Commission process’ spasms and transparency as to who is driving the process; who is assisting in developing proposals, and the lack of willingness of the Charter Commission to provide cost estimates for proposals.Case in point: fiscal autonomy for the school board, as proposed by Commissioner […]

“Maine businesses boycott vodka brands, including some non-Russian ones” (March 1) describes how our local businesses are showing support for the heroic people of Ukraine and its embattled democracy. Thank you for your leadership at this critical moment in the fight against dictators! The city of Portland and the state of Maine can build on […]

While Russian President Vladimir Putin rattles his saber, it should be noted that the United States has 100 nuclear weapons stored in Europe, strategically placed in Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey. This is not to excuse Putin for any of his actions toward Ukraine but to underscore that NATO needs to work as […]

Having worked for an organization swooped up under the MaineHealth umbrella, I read with interest the Times Record article “Bean, MaineHealth rank high on Forbes’ 2022 list of best employers in U.S.,” published Feb. 24 on Page C1 of the Press Herald. I was curious to learn what criteria were used to determine who made […]