In her Feb. 21 Maine Voices column, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Executive Director Sarah Alexander castigated the federal government for a lack of action to address PFAS contamination of farms and food. I agree with Ms. Alexander both that the state must do more and that it is long past time for federal […]

“Critical race theory” is an inaccurate and misleading name. What we need is accurate history. I know I was taught a history that left out the reality that many of our Founding Fathers were slave holders. All the good points were taught about Thomas Jefferson, but not the facts of the horrors of slavery at […]

In a recent letter (Feb. 11), Norm Archer asserted that to infer that the true motive behind the Regional School Unit 21 recall lies in bigotry is “lazy.” Lazy, or just obvious? As I have observed the evolution of the recall, I have marveled at the level of contortion that recall proponents have performed to […]

I urge all Mainers to support LD 1626 to fix longstanding problems with the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. The tribes in Maine are simply asking to be treated like the other 570 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. Nothing more, nothing less. The tribes are merely asking to be able to determine their […]

January’s completion of the Cousins River Fields and Marsh project in Yarmouth, a $2.19 million effort that was years in the making, exemplifies the desirability of protecting Maine’s tidal wetlands. The Cousins River marsh, like other salt marshes along the southwest coast, provides important habitat for many of the fish and shellfish that support Maine’s […]

I write to remind my fellow Portlanders to vote in the upcoming election. An important vote is coming up regarding the organization of our city’s governmental system. Progressive Portland and Ethan Strimling (the ex-mayor) have inserted their influence in establishing a charter commission to change our form of government. I’ll barely mention their first suggestion: […]