I am wondering where the voices of Portland’s religious leaders are within their religious communities (Jewish/Christian/ Muslim) concerning the war in Gaza? There is a time for putting pastoral care over political caution. When a word such as “ceasefire” becomes code for advocating one side over the other, we are in big, moral trouble. Ceasefire […]

Some Mainers are choosing to purchase zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). If a ZEV makes sense for individuals, I think it is a great choice. However, I have a problem with bureaucrats in Augusta forcing them on everyone. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) is considering the adoption of a policy that will mandate the sale […]

A short while back, I begged your newspaper to stop showing so many pictures of the most recent ex-president. Talk about doubling down! The Dec. 16 publication features two pictures of him, in an article about keeping him off the Maine ballot. And, not a peep about his continuing mess with “missing” top-secret Russian influence […]

It is a foregone conclusion that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. This should not mean that his name should be allowed on a Maine ballot. He took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Reasonable people will agree that he broke that oath once he fueled the insurrection in […]

This holiday season, L.L. Bean and Citibank are putting coal into all of our stockings. “Citibank which services the L.L. Bean credit card, is the biggest funder of new coal projects in the world. Some of Citibank’s profits from its lucrative credit card business are helping to finance these planet-destroying projects,” writes Tom Mikulka of […]

We need our small local morning diners more than ever.