It seems that many ideas as to what Portland should be doing to boost its stock of affordable housing come from citizens in its surrounding communities. Maybe it’s time for them to put those ideas to work closer to home. During President Barack Obama’s time in office, he often spoke about economic mobility. The housing […]

After reading an uninformed letter about how the New England Clean Energy project impacts Indigenous peoples in Quebec (“Letter to the editor: CMP’s ‘clean energy’ project exploits Indigenous people,” Feb. 2), I feel the urge to respond. Mainers should be looking to use as many renewable energy resources as we can to combat the ever-growing […]

I find it astonishing that folks, including our mayor, so gleefully celebrate the idea that Monopoly is creating an edition of the game based on Portland, Maine. It’s astoundingly tone-deaf. Here we have a city with many, many folks struggling to find affordable housing, many folks unhoused and many folks forced to leave the city […]

Recently the Press Herald reported that officials in Augusta were unable to pinpoint the source of a “foul odor” in their city. Not to worry, I discovered its source. It’s the stench of the Maine Deadly Force Review Panel’s recent report on the nonfatal 2019 shooting of Robert Farrington by Augusta Police Officer Sabastian Guptill. […]

I’m pleasantly surprised that the same Sen. Susan Collins who was so easily fooled by a couple of Supreme Court nominees can be so astute about the best conditions in which to to shoot down a 200-foot-tall Chinese spy balloon. I guess each person has their own areas of expertise. Congratulations, Senator! Jack Glatter Cumberland […]

I recently moved to Portland because I was attracted to its compassionate community and this sense that everyone truly cares for one another. I’ve observed this in many ways, whether by waking up and seeing a heart from the Valentine’s Day bandit on my apartment building, the pride flags that line businesses throughout town or […]

What is the bottom line, when trusting farmers used Maine state-approved sludge to fertilize their fields, and then were devastated to find their fields and wells were contaminated with sky-high levels of PFAS? This is not the farmers’ fault; the buck stops with Maine. Is there any question as to when and how this travesty […]

Hearing President Biden’s State of the Union address, on Feb. 7, was both encouraging and frustrating at times. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will hopefully allow for more jobs to be created for Americans; will provide high-speed internet to every community, letting more children complete homework and providing adults the ability to work from home, and […]