I applaud and support the efforts of our South Portland students who walked out of the classroom to protest gun violence, and I urge all students, all teachers and all administrators to do the same. Our schools lack the authority and the tactical ability to stem the horrendous shooting and killing of our children. This […]

Kathleen Parker’s column advocating the arming of teachers to defend our nation’s school children was certainly thought-provoking (“Should teacher be armed? If I were one, I’d want to be” June 7). Having taught in a Maine public school for over 40 years, I tried to image what it would be like for me and my […]

Water is filling the sink! Quick, what’s the first thing to do? Turn off the source of water! Bullets are killing our children! Quick, what’s the first thing to do: Turn off the source of bullets! Members of a well-regulated militia are not killing our children. Members of the general public, with unlimited access to […]

Thank you for the recent article about our son, Dan Lowe, who was named Maine’s School Crossing Guard of the year. We couldn’t be prouder. And thank you to the parents who made this so special. We’re grateful to the AIM program for supporting Dan. But contrary to the article, the staff at South Portland […]

As a resident of Munjoy Hill, and as someone who is deeply concerned about climate change, I am very happy to support Charles Skold for state House in Portland’s District 119. I have known Charles for several years through our work together on the Portland Climate Action Team, a volunteer group of Portland residents dedicated […]

Barbara Bagshaw is running in the upcoming primary on June 14th for House District 106. She has already made a significant impact in our community. She has never been a politician, but has over 30 years experience in public service, from teaching locally and heading a nonprofit organization to aiding children in 24 countries. I […]

Regarding Maine Voices column by Keith Moore, Ph.D., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Portland (“Unborn children need legal protection” June 4): Moore is unclear about whether he is discussing “human life” or “a human being.” The distinction is critical to his position about what science says about what is present at the moment […]

As the proud mom of two children who have benefited from Youth and Family Outreach’s public pre-K classroom, I am thrilled to rank Sarah Lentz and Ben Grant as my sole choices for the two open at-large school board seats in the June 14th primary. I have been lucky enough to know Sarah for nearly […]