Central Maine Power has failed to look at other alternatives to an energy corridor that will stretch across Maine’s northwestern forest. CMP’s best route is to break up a pristine forest. CMP’s corridor was to cross over the Kennebec Gorge and also destroy a public protected brook trout habitat. CMP told officials that any other […]

After watching last Wednesday’s Republican defense of President Trump, I hope we all weren’t distracted by whether or not a “quid pro quo” existed in Trump’s interaction with Ukraine. Have we stooped so low? The issue is whether the president of the United States solicited help from a foreign country for his re-election campaign. He […]

The Nov. 4 editorial page (Page A4), and news articles on the facing page (Page A5), taken together, describe the frightening consequences when safety warnings are ignored. Perhaps 346 lives might have been spared had Boeing executives reacted to the email from a 737 Max test pilot questioning the reliability of a new guidance system […]

The United States ranks 43rd in the world for life expectancy, according to the CIA World Factbook. The same source has found that 55 countries have lower infant mortality than the United States has. Shockingly, most of the world, including all of Europe, Australia, most of South America and most of Asia, have free and […]

Accommodating the automobile has been the bane of cities everywhere. Reliable 24-7 public transportation has been the only solution, especially when combined with stringent in-town parking restrictions. But Washington Avenue (for example) can never serve as an affordable multiple-unit housing corridor as long as bus service stops at 8:10 p.m. on weekdays, and is reduced […]

I moved to Maine with all the confidence of an independent, secure woman who could care for her family. My employer in Massachusetts offered benefits that included low-cost health and dental coverage. When signing for our new home, I was notified I would lose insurance coverage at the end of the month. My husband, my […]

As an alumna of the University of Southern Maine, I was interested to read of the trustees’ approval of the name change to the University of Maine at Portland. In case anyone is interested, “UMPO” does not seem like a better marketing tool than “USM.” Why not bring back “UM-POGO”? (For the University of Maine […]