I have heard enough about President Biden’s mishandling of documents. It is obvious that carelessness was involved. But it makes sense to me that if our past and present presidents have mishandled documents when they left office that other retiring elected officials have probably also done so. Not on purpose, necessarily, but because the systems […]

Why does the city of Portland threaten to tow people during parking bans and then do nothing? We have had two parking bans this week and cars remain on roads. The plows go around these cars that are under threat of a $205 tow. Tow them! The roads are a mess when these cars finally […]

How many mass murders by gun is enough to effect a ban on assault-style weapons? Clearly not the 39 that we’ve had between Jan. 1 and Jan. 23, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Is it 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 mass murders? What planet are people living on? Do they think gun violence won’t happen […]

Recently, the city of Portland carried out a number of sweeps of encampments throughout the city. I would have expected more coverage of this in the local press, including the Press Herald, and I’m incredibly disappointed that more attention isn’t being paid to these disturbing events. I understand that encampments can be unsightly to neighbors […]

The Jan. 14 article about the complaint filed against Portland Public Schools because of the BIPOC Community Circle ends with this quote from Bowdoin professor Jeffrey Selinger: “It’s worth looking into the idea that this is part of an entrepreneurial effort by culture warriors on the right … .” The professor touches on key points. […]

My employer frequently encourages employees to donate sick leave to coworkers in need. While it’s noble to donate benefits, it raises the question of why our employer does not relax leave policies or donate it themselves. Instead, the burden of responsibility shifts to those at the bottom. If nobody volunteers their leave, the sick person […]

What is it with the Republicans in Washington, D.C.? They are trying to: • Cut Social Security, which we have already paid for out of our salaries for years. • Cut Medicare, for which we pay now in taxes. • Eliminate abortion access so we will have more children with less financial, educational, medical or […]