Gov. Mills’ moratorium on new offshore wind projects in state-managed waters is a dazzling mistake. Yes, when new ideas are being explored along the coast, all stakeholders – including our fishing families – need to sit down together at the table. That’s only fair. The ocean is a commons, and it belongs to all of […]

I have recently moved to Portland from Colorado and was saddened by the news of the shooting in the King Soopers market in Boulder. This incident reignites the issue of gun rights versus public safety. The arguments are always framed by the contest between rights assumed protected by the Second Amendment and those who wish […]

In a March 25 Maine Voices op-ed, “We should stop subsidizing dinosaur fossil fuel plants in New England,” the authors (Ruthie Clements and Sonja Birthisel) claim that fossil fuel power plants are “subsidized” in the electricity market. That is simply wrong. I’m president of the New England Power Generators Association, representing over 90 percent of […]

Tuesday’s article on the redesign of the Congress Square intersection, “Portland to overhaul busy downtown crossroads starting this summer,” is great news for the residents, businesses and visitors of Portland. It is encouraging that city officials see the benefits of street designs that slow down traffic. The elimination of the slip lane from High Street […]

I can understand why Maine lobstermen might be fearful about projects that could impact their livelihood, but their opposition to the New England Aqua Ventus project is misdirected. The disruption to their industry, in the form of cables and transmission lines, pales in comparison to disruption of the marine environment by activities of an industry […]

Terry Fralich (“Letter to the editor: U.S. defense spending is out of proportion,” March 16)  is deeply mistaken on the importance of the current defense spending by America. That the “official Chinese defense budget for 2020” is $178 billion (as reported by USA Today journalist Kim Hjelmgaard and mentioned by Mr. Fralich) lacks credibility to […]

My tax accountant just called to say I would receive a stimulus check. In conferring with him about reinvestment, he said, with some exasperation, “It’s a stimulus check. You’re supposed to spend it.” I am retired and lucky to have hibernated for the year in economic comfort, so I left that call in deep thought. […]