By Nancy Dorrans In the spring of 2017, a small Adventure Marketplace group began an almost three-week journey of Namibia and Botswana. There were seven of us: my aunt Henrietta and her best... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End LifeBy Rosanne Graef Random Thoughts on Gardening, Face Masks, & the Property Revaluation Herewith, a brief compilation of observations and... Read more
We’re All in this TogetherClimate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard As we begin to recover from Covid, fixing climate is critical to protect us from new infectious disease threats By Ed P... Read more
EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE “(It’s) a cry for survival… from the planet itself, one that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear.” -President Joe Biden Since we started this column tw... Read more
POLICE BEAT – June 2021 Portland Police Investigating Another Attack in West End Portland Police are investigating a West End attack that happened on Tuesday, June 8th, around 10:25 p.... Read more
By Layne V. Witherell It is time to move away from the mundane and take two steps into the miraculous. The photo is your author in our study in front of an ancient gong purchased serendipito... Read more
Political enthusiasm may be too great for the charter commission to take a narrow view of their role By Tony Zeli No matter who is elected to the charter commission, whatever agendas they br... Read more
A Brief History of the Fight for Clear Skies in South Portland By Espahbad Dodd Speaking with people around town, I’m struck by how little folks know about the David versus Goliath battle fo... Read more
Surviving Cancer: What’s Next? By the medical team at Northern Light Mercy Cancer Care All of us, or someone close to us, has likely been touched by a diagnosis of cancer. “Survivor” is... Read more
How Affordable Health Care Can Fix the Worker Shortage
By Dr. Oren Gersten The big economic news story of the last month has been the worker shortage. As people become vaccinated and start to resume normal activities, businesses become busier. M... Read more