On Sunday I was able to attend Mass for the first time since mid-March. Gov. Mills‘ COVID regulations, that no more than 50 may be in attendance (in a church that can hold in excess of 500), has made it so that we need to make a reservation and only attend services every other week […]

The response of the local police to uprisings surrounding the murder of Black Americans is not enough. Reiterating a list of status quo internal reviews and trainings is merely defensive. By the time nine current and former Portland-area police chiefs gathered June 3, Westbrook’s chief of police had eight days since George Floyd’s murder to […]

President Trump proposed the most significant federal prison reform bill in the United States in years, resulting in the release of several thousand black men who had been imprisoned under what are now considered draconian “three strikes” requirements passed by a Democrat administration and voted for by Joe Biden. This prison reform legislation, promoted by […]

As racial tensions have erupted into protests and riots on a scale never before seen, it might be challenging for city managers and other authorities to reflect on the causes of these demonstrations. When storefronts are smashed and buildings burn, authorities are more keen to literally put out the fires and arrest the perpetrators then […]

Regarding Susan Collins and her run to keep her Senate seat: I have deep respect for Sen. Collins. She has been a balanced and strong advocate for our state. I have voted for her until now, but I must change. It’s a matter of numbers. We have to flip the Senate. There are 53 Republican […]

We face the gravity of this virus. Around the globe, governments are challenged as citizens deal with crisis, confusion, tragedy, fear, the concerns of health and economic distress. Incredible helping ventures are reaching out to save people. Our Congress has developed legislative packages to get economic resources circulating widely in the U.S. Also, the United […]

I am angry, and so are thousands of people in Portland, and millions across the nation. We are angry that the problem of police violence against people of color persists after all these years. We are angry that another black person has been murdered by the peace officers who are sworn to protect us. Civil […]

When there is no leadership at the top, leadership comes up from the streets. Loretta M. Turner Biddeford