I wish I felt surprised by the news that Maine law enforcement had explicit knowledge of an imminent threat to our community weeks before 18 people lost their lives in Lewiston. While we do the slow work to address the many factors that can prevent future massacres (e.g., red flag laws, mental health reform), we […]

I have read the amendments to city ordinances, proposed by Councilors Anna Trevorrow and Roberto Rodriguez, that would allow camping in certain public areas of Portland through the winter, particularly in our parks. Public parks are our neighborhoods’ backyards, especially for people who live in buildings without access to outdoor space. Encampments in Deering Oaks […]

Nov. 7 marked one month since more than 200 innocent people were kidnapped in Israel and dragged underground by Hamas terrorists. These babies, toddlers, children, young girls, old men and women have generally not been heard from or seen since. We don’t know if they are dead or alive and can only imagine the horrors […]

If you were running a store plagued by shoplifters and I told you the way to stop this is to fire the store detective, you’d think I was nuts. Would someone please tell me how the House Republican attempts to defund the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to go after wealthy tax cheats represents a deficit […]

On the evening of Oct. 25, I thoroughly enjoyed a Channel 6 special celebrating the past 20 years of News Center Maine’s “207” program. It featured Maine’s unique character and characters, and it was very uplifting. At the same time, a lone gunman was destroying the lives of innocent Lewiston residents and inflicting panic and […]

For Second Amendment single-issue voters, a primary argument against a ban on assault weapons is a perceived slippery slope toward other weapons being banned. This is a false argument. Taking away weapons for sport, hunting or home protection has never been suggested. Conversely, has a clear, cogent rationale ever been offered for owning something designed […]

I visited Portland on a cruise on Oct. 9 and just wanted to say what a lovely city you have. While my wife went up the observatory (I could not, as I am in a wheel chair), a lovely lady from the cafe opposite the observatory and the fire station came over and wheeled me […]