I oppose the recently approved rate hike for Casco Bay Lines. While it appears to offer a less expensive option for year-round residents by lowering the monthly summer pass rate from $82.50 to $48, this will not result in savings for my family. This dramatic rate hike to $14 per round-trip, from $7.70, also includes […]

I am writing in defense of the Portland Museum of Art expansion plan. As a trustee, I have witnessed the extensive due diligence performed by the museum to reach this point. Thorough feasibility studies and many months of research and input from a broad spectrum of the Portland community have helped us understand how best […]

As a physician who ran a community development organization in the slums of Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti from 2010-18, I find the liberal press reporting on Haiti’s gangs remarkably naive. Having dealt with these violent gangs for several years, I believe the following observations are true: There is no way that the gangs will accept […]

The Earth is one planet among trillions of other planets in the known universe. The Earth is not significant because it is the largest planet, nor is it the oldest. In fact, scientists and geologists speculate that this planet has undergone at least four extinction-level events in the past billions of years since its formation. […]

Donald Trump sure is frowning all the time now. I’ve nicknamed him “Grumpy Trumpy.” He’s out of his element in criminal court, which takes up a lot of his time. No cheering crowds, and he’s not the president anymore. He’s hasn’t any power of control or authority in court, can’t speak or spout absurdities, and […]

Kudos to Falmouth’s Conservation Commission for recommending to its Town Council that it adopt the commission’s proposed regulation to limit residential use of pesticides and certain synthetic fertilizers (effective 2025), similar to the regulations adopted in Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. I live in a Falmouth subdivision, among many Falmouth subdivisions. There is a […]

The recent article about voters rejecting school construction bonds ignored two fundamental reasons why Scarborough voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposed $160 million consolidated K-3 school in November: First, residents place a high value on the existing three neighborhood schools. They don’t want to have 5- to 8-year-old kids in a mammoth 1,100-student school. Second, residents […]