By far, the biggest news in the U.S. Congress the past month has been the Build Back Better bill, passed by the House of Representatives. There are articles daily on how Sen. Joe Manchin will vote on this and the pressure he is facing. Sen. Susan Collins is an assumed “no” vote on this bill […]

This letter concerns the recent school shooting, in Oxford, Michigan, and its illogical handling by our society. We all need to reevaluate our behavior before, during and following each of these tragedies. Parental love of our children can be strained in the face of misbehavior. Most of us want to address these occasions with the goal […]

As a 20-year resident of Cape Elizabeth, I thank Bill Nemitz for Friday’s column on the affordable housing plans for Cape Elizabeth, scuppered by those who wanted no part of affordable housing in the center of town. The ostensible reason was the perceived (by the naysayers) unsuitability of the site, for aesthetic reasons and because […]

The federal government and the state of Maine have largely failed in their response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This always was a race to vaccinate people before new, and more virulent, variants of the virus appeared. Vaccination should have been mandated by the federal government: Don’t leave without it because you will not […]

There is a psychological concept called “projection,” which is when people attribute to others emotions or traits they have themselves, such as accusing others of lying when they themselves are the ones who lie. Narcissists, like Donald Trump, always project the bad things that they do on to others, accusing them of doing what they […]

As a lung cancer survivor, with just one fully operative lung, I try to understand the folks being unvaccinated and unmasked, who see it as a measure of their freedom. But they don’t seem to understand that in order to enjoy their freedoms, they rob me and my family of our freedom, confining us to […]

We thoroughly enjoyed Small Business Saturday in the Old Port. We invited out-of-town guests to join us. We purchased gifts for the season and we enjoyed a wonderful lunch. Portland missed an opportunity to support small, local businesses by not offering free parking. Let’s keep our local economy diverse and strong. Kevin Keiser Portland