“Critical race theory” is an inaccurate and misleading name. What we need is accurate history. I know I was taught a history that left out the reality that many of our Founding Fathers were slave holders. All the good points were taught about Thomas Jefferson, but not the facts of the horrors of slavery at […]

In a recent letter (Feb. 11), Norm Archer asserted that to infer that the true motive behind the Regional School Unit 21 recall lies in bigotry is “lazy.” Lazy, or just obvious? As I have observed the evolution of the recall, I have marveled at the level of contortion that recall proponents have performed to […]

I urge all Mainers to support LD 1626 to fix longstanding problems with the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. The tribes in Maine are simply asking to be treated like the other 570 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. Nothing more, nothing less. The tribes are merely asking to be able to determine their […]

January’s completion of the Cousins River Fields and Marsh project in Yarmouth, a $2.19 million effort that was years in the making, exemplifies the desirability of protecting Maine’s tidal wetlands. The Cousins River marsh, like other salt marshes along the southwest coast, provides important habitat for many of the fish and shellfish that support Maine’s […]

I write to remind my fellow Portlanders to vote in the upcoming election. An important vote is coming up regarding the organization of our city’s governmental system. Progressive Portland and Ethan Strimling (the ex-mayor) have inserted their influence in establishing a charter commission to change our form of government. I’ll barely mention their first suggestion: […]

As I consider the state of our nation, I am reminded of W.C. Fields’s pithy quote: “There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.” We are at that point with the Republican party. This week many media reported on Maggie Habberman’s […]

Like the birds, who breathe poisoned air, too many people die each year worldwide, from bad air. The World Health Organization estimates that over 7 million die from bad air. And over 4 million die from the air outside their homes, from air that is not under their control. Conditions are improving in the U.S., […]

There are a number of big-budget items mentioned on your front-page coverage of Gov. Mills’ financial plans (“Governor unveils $20 million plan for free community college tuition,” Feb. 11). You can argue over much government spending (and indeed we do), but one item that is guaranteed to pay for itself – and then some – […]