Just in case readers don’t have enough to think about in the upcoming election, we read in the Press Herald that Project 2025 (sponsored by the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation) is planning to break up and privatize the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather service! Maybe we only get hurricane warnings […]

In a July 24 letter to the editor, the writer claimed there’s no evidence for Trump lying. I recommend that the writer stop watching Fox News for a bit and look to other news sources. Fox, by the way, settled a libel suit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million in April 2023 — not […]

We have entered a new era of Democratic tomfoolery, one which eclipses all the artifice and dishonesty of the past four years, wherein we are instructed to forget every criticism and witticism made at her expense and now embrace Kamala Harris as a brilliant, articulate and profound leader, who shall shepherd us to that “shining […]

Why is it that nobody is enforcing motor vehicle noise ordinances? Everyday we get assaulted by motorcycles with straight pipes, and other vehicles with reconfigured exhaust systems. And don’t give me that crap that they have rights. So do I. I have the right to live peacefully, and not have my eardrums blasted by inconsiderate […]

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold an ordinance banning people from sleeping or camping in public spaces. Over the past few years, poverty has become increasingly visible in Portland. A walk through downtown Portland reveals many homeless people living on our streets. Poverty is often invisible, which is part of why homeless encampments in […]

Contrary to its claim to use a literal “originalist” interpretation of the Founders’ intent in writing the Constitution, the Supreme Court — since the confirmation of Scalia, Thomas and Alito — has used tendentious and partisan arguments to accomplish pre-determined outcomes. These decisions include: • The dismantling of laws regulating the ownership and use of […]

If we were a GOP campaign consultant, what replacement for Biden would we most fear? How about a centrist Democrat who was reelected governor of Kentucky, a deeply red state? How about a young dad of two, who, along with his wife, is a deacon in his evangelical Christian church? How about a guy with […]