I was saddened to read the account of Sanford High School’s proposal to reduce their ballooning budget at the expense of the Alternative Learning Program. Maine towns everywhere can relate to this annual fiscal struggle on behalf of burdened taxpayers. What troubles me most is that the cut being proposed is for a program that […]

What do the South Portland fishing shacks, the proposed Yard South development, and the Gorham Connector have in common? These activities all represent the failure of too many people to recognize the reality and finality of climate change. It’s tough hearing people ask for the fishing shacks and dunes to be rebuilt at Willard Beach, […]

I support the funding of L.D. 1682: An Act to Create the Maine Experiential Education Program. As a former community partner to Portland Public Schools, I have seen the incredible impacts on students’ learning engagement and retention, and the investment it grows in children and families to care for their local living environment and take […]

In basketball, coaches and rules officials often reward the aggressive player who slides across the floor in an effort to gain possession of a loose ball. Basketball instructors verbally encourage and publicly commend this type of hustle. From a rules standpoint, the travel rule is also temporarily suspended, and the player’s slide is not ruled […]

Will moderate Republicans and Independents appreciate the gravity of the moment and cast their anti-Trump votes in the general election versus staying home? With congressional Republicans eerily complacent in allowing Putin to railroad through Ukraine, a skeptical world needs to witness a landslide election, reassuring that the vast majority of Americans would not choose someone […]

Sen. Collins’ epiphany is too late. In Trump’s first impeachment she stated he had learned a lesson. He learned he would not be held accountable for his actions. Her vote for impeachment the next time was late — the cows left the barn Jan. 6. She enabled him by believing Kavanaugh’s answer about reproductive rights […]

​The proposed Gorham Connector reminds me of Washington, D.C., Metro’s Frederick connector I-270 from the Washington Beltway. It was touted as a way for D.C. workers to travel through the countryside to work and back. Before it was officially proposed, farms were sold to developers for high-end subdivisions. When first built, it was two lanes […]

How many Palestinian eyes for an Israeli eye: 27 for 1? 32,000-plus for 1,200? How many? I am not a religious expert, but I wonder about the reference in the Bible’s Old Testament Book of Leviticus 24:19-21 to, “Just as another person has received from him, so it will be given to him … an […]