In reading an Oct. 15 letter (“Voting for Green Party is a plus for Trump“), I noticed a person was concerned about someone voting Green Party because Kamala Harris was not “green” enough for them. In Maine, we have ranked choice voting for our federal elections, so we don’t have to feel we are throwing […]

Trump said only suckers went to Vietnam. I served in Vietnam. My first deployment to Danang was in May 1968 and my last ended in September 1970. In Trump’s terms, I am a sucker. I wear that slur with pride. The only way a veteran can be a true sucker is if he or she […]

Arguments made against the national popular vote for presidential elections amount to something like “smaller population states and rural areas will not have a voice in the election.” Who says we do now? All indications are that just seven swing states will decide this presidential election. It’s important to point out just where the opposition […]

In reading the Oct. 17 article “Economic issues dominate 1st Congressional District debate,” I was struck by the short-sightedness of the discussion about cost of living. Interesting how these folks decry the downstream problem of rising costs but don’t mention upstream problems that have led directly to it, like the supply chain snafu that we […]

Rob Kierstead, candidate for South Portland Council District 3, has deep roots and a legacy of service in the city. He’s new to the political landscape but, as Portland’s director of public buildings and waterfront, brings a wealth of knowledge to address the challenges facing our waterfront. He’s selfless, humble and a man of his […]

The Maine Legislature adjourned several weeks ago. Since then, we taxpayers received our coming year’s property tax bills. The Legislature didn’t adequately address the property tax issues as it should have. Additionally, the property tax stabilization program for all Mainers 65 and over was discontinued, resulting in higher property tax bills. Why did the Democrats […]

I strongly support Robert O’Brien as Portland city councilor for District 2. As a member of the 2022 Charter Commission, he opposed giving the School Board carte blanche to adopt its budget without review by the City Council. He’s an expert on housing policy, and as long-time member and chair of the Historic Preservation Board, […]

Democrats risk losing key constituencies over support for Israel