During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology created a facade about bringing people closer together during times of isolation and quarantine. However, it is time for an end to remote learning and jobs. Nearly two years into the pandemic, the dependency on Zoom and other means of remote communication no longer serves as a precaution, but rather […]

As a resident of Harpswell, and a parent who had children in the Maine School Administrative District 75 system from elementary through high school, I am supporting Ryan Larsen for the school board in the March 12 election. Ryan will be a strong advocate for the needs of our students, teachers and community. Ryan has […]

I am taken aback by One City Center’s banishing all Portland High School students from eating in its food court. How is it fair, not to mention legal, to penalize blameless individuals and the businesses they want to patronize because some PHS students behaved badly? It seems One City Center should banish offending individuals when […]

At first glance, I may not seem to be the most obvious person to be writing in support of a school board candidate, since I don’t have children. However, I have lived on Orrs Island for over 30 years and, in the past, have enjoyed volunteering at our Harpswell Community School. I care deeply about […]

I am disappointed by another intemperate ad hominem argument against limiting unleashed dogs in South Portland (“Letter to the editor: Don’t shut out S. Portland’s dogs,” Feb. 12, Page A4). Unfortunately, it typifies the behavior of those advocating for access to the city’s only public beach, a narrow stretch just a half-mile in length, by […]

A Feb. 12 letter (“Don’t shut out S. Portland’s dogs,” Page A4) was stunning in the anger displayed toward South Portland residents who want to enjoy Willard Beach in peace and safety. To suggest that folks should go to the Audubon to watch birds reeks of intolerance and unwillingness to compromise. South Portland has one […]

I am outraged by the current effort to recall a Regional School Unit 21 board member. I am grateful to a group of citizens (dubbed The Upstanders) working to fight this costly, unjust and damaging recall. They are asking the hard questions, and ensuring that a flawed system is implemented with as much transparency and […]

I’m writing in support of Rep. Chellie Pingree’s recently introduced bill to shorten the time for asylum seekers to apply for a work permit to legally work in the United States. Maine’s labor shortage could be significantly addressed should this bill become law. According to The Maine Economic Development Strategy 2020-2029 report, Maine needs to […]