In a recent letter to the editor (“Make room on Moody Beach for all,” Oct. 8), the writer urged local and state governments to reclaim the public access to beaches that was taken away by a shortsighted Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision in 1989. I agree. Beaches are a rare commodity – less than 1% […]

The people of Montana owe a debt of gratitude to the people of Maine, who raised their voices to stop the Black Ram timber sale in northwest Montana’s Yaak Valley. I can’t think of another time an entire state has stood up to defend a forest thousands of miles away. But Maine has. And it […]

On a recent September evening, mayoral candidate Andrew Zarro took the time to talk to my family, friends and neighbors about some of his priorities: making Portland an affordable place to live, tackling the homelessness problem and leading the fight against climate change. It is evident from the moment one meets Andrew that he is […]

Question 3 (Pine Tree Power) in the upcoming election is a shaky proposition that raises more questions than it answers. Nobody knows exactly how much it will cost. Most agree it will take billions of dollars to buy out the electric utilities. If adopted, it will likely take between five and 10 years of litigation […]

It is time for extraordinary courage among moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. They could join with Democrats and elect a moderate speaker, thereby breaking the power of the Trumpist, extremist right. Shockingly, they would have to negotiate security for themselves to protect from the onslaught of former President Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric […]

Three years ago, my family drove to Scarborough to see a house for sale. We were early, so we killed time at a playground next to a shabby collection of trailers we would soon learn was Eight Corners School. Having seen schools in nearby towns, this was disappointing. Thankfully, our real estate agent assured us […]

I appreciated the recent call to acknowledge Portland’s “addiction problem” (“Maine Voices: Portland needs to admit that it has an addiction problem,” Oct. 10). But I’d like to invite the author and other community members to dig one layer deeper. Addiction is a viable solution to a bigger problem: deep pain and suffering. While we definitely […]

President Biden has an optics problem. Like former President Donald Trump, he wants to convince the public that he cares about stopping illegal immigration. But allowing millions of migrants to descend on our cities is not very convincing. So, like Trump, he now plans to build a wall. A wall is big and flashy but […]