The War of Words What happens when the meme writers strike? by Sam Pelletier Negotiations Fail Salary negotiations drew to an abrupt end today when union leaders stormed out of a meeting wit... Read more
Yes We Can! A Strong Pesticide Ordinance for Portland by Bridget Chase In January, Portland’s Pesticide and Fertilizer task force resumed work on a draft pesticide reduction ordinance. The t... Read more
Trump Wrong About Islam and Terrorism. And so is Clinton. by Wells Lyons It’s disappointing to see our two presidential candidates miss the mark so widely on the connection between Isl... Read more
OUR READERS Angus King and the Potomac Two Step I attended a Portland Chamber of Commerce Eggs and Issues on June 1st at the Holiday Inn in Downtown Portland. The guest speaker was our estee... Read more
June Actions Critical for Portland Pesticide Ordinance by Bridget Chase Last month important progress was made toward adopting a Portland pesticide ordinance to reduce the use, misuse and ov... Read more
Open Letter to Senator George Mitchell by Wells Lyons Dear Senator George Mitchell, I must admit it takes a fair amount of chutzpah to want to debate as august a figure as yourself, Mr. Geor... Read more
A Reader’s Response to the potential closing of the India Street clinic by Lauren Besanko (Editor’s note) As the City Council debates the budget in April and May, an important issue th... Read more
The two major political parties cannot speak for millennials No matter the outcome of this “Super Tuesday”, I am inspired by the energy spent by youth voters on the Bernie Sanders campaign.... Read more
RCV Rescues Maine Democracy. Sorta… Maybe… Perhaps…
A Whole New Day by Sam Pelletier When looking for good news, one needs look no further than the referendums passed this previous year. For example, we now have a minimum wage hooked to infla... Read more