My neighbors and I were in the street Thursday, trying to figure out which of us was playing music at such a loud level. As we kept walking toward Auburn Street, it occurred to us that it was live music and coming from the direction of Rock Row, the new concert venue at the old […]

As this administration continues to propagandize daily against the Iranian government, it is again clear that President Trump, national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have one agenda: to overthrow the current regime and put someone of our choosing in its place. Just look at the latest so-called incident. Two tankers […]

Earlier this week, the Canadian House of Commons declared a national climate emergency. As Maine is surrounded by Canada on three sides and Portland is the same latitude as Toronto, shouldn’t we also be taking emergency action? Specifically, shouldn’t we be sharply reducing CO2 emissions, the primary driver of climate change? According to over 3,500 […]

Allan Kozinn’s June 17 review of Emily Isaacson’s Portland Bach Experience (Page B4), while appropriately wondering about how much Bach in fact is there this year, completely misses the point of the festival. He bemoans that the Experience “is heavy on … brunch and beer concerts … and family attractions, like a musical instrument petting […]

I love my Fitbit scale. It tells me both my weight and body fat index. (I admit I have absolutely no idea how this works, though I do know you have to be barefoot to make it work – but I digress.) Still, the technological possibilities are endless, no? So, wouldn’t it be great if […]

Until recently, I have been unsure whether beginning impeachment hearings on President Trump was the best political move. Now, after President Trump has brazenly expressed his willingness to receive information from a foreign government about his 2020 Democratic challenger, I realize that this is no longer a question centered on political strategy. It is no […]

I wanted to thank state Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, for demonstrating tremendous leadership recently in supporting L.D. 211, “An Act to Open Maine’s Primaries.” While the measure ultimately did not gain enough votes to pass, it’s important for us to recognize that Sen. Diamond once again showed that he represents all of his constituents, not […]

The last time I wrote to the Portland Press Herald regarding our flag was the Jan. 18, 2017, letter to the editor “Free speech shouldn’t mean you can alter how to fly flag” (Page A6). Well, this time, it’s about flying the colors half-staff – when to do so and when to display back to […]