It’s been eight months since President Trump resumed his mission to “Make America Great Again.” While his administration trumpets daily about the unprecedented changes he’s wrought, looking around, I don’t feel like things are great. Or even good. The air is smokier. Flash floods are everywhere all at once. Gas and electricity prices are stubbornly […]

Thanks and kudos to the Press Herald for the Live Nation music venue coverage. The debate presents hard trade-offs. Mostly missing from the coverage (and the heated debates) is what should most drive City Council’s decision making: What will help revive downtown Portland? When I moved to Maine 14 years ago, Congress Street and downtown […]

In response to the column by Douglas Rooks titled “Trump’s goal of an ignorant electorate is coming together in textbook fashion,” published Aug. 7, I appreciate that the author recognizes and values the strong services, access to information and professional staff at the Maine State Library (MSL). The original column, however, contained several factual errors […]

I am responding to a letter in the Aug. 1 paper (“Voter ID will keep Maine elections secure“). I wonder if the writer really understands what he is writing about. The voter ID initiative, Question 1 on the ballot this November, outlines exactly why it will not restore trust and confidence in our elections because […]

I am responding to a letter in the Aug. 1 paper (“Voter ID will keep Maine elections secure“). I wonder if the writer really understands what he is writing about. The voter ID initiative, Question 1 on the ballot this November, outlines exactly why it will not restore trust and confidence in our elections because […]