by Luke deNatale Portland has a burgeoning film scene that is always bringing new filmmakers and genres to the fore. Amongst the many emerging filmmakers is Travis Bourassa. Local short film... Read more
Adam Marletta The blanket condemnation of the rioting in Baltimore, coupled with white America’s tone-deaf silence on the mounting police killings of unarmed black Americans reveals a... Read more
$7.50… $8.75… $10.10… $15… The stakes keep getting higher for workers and small businesses The minimum wage is $7.50 per hour in Maine. That is 25 cents higher than t... Read more
“It’s an option of last resort.” -David LaCasse, Friends of Congress Square Park “The referendum is a blunt instrument.” – Tom MacMillan, Portland Green Independent Party Citizens of P... Read more
by Sam Pelletier Our Governor is once again taking a swing at my home city of Portland by advocating for LD 1361. The bill would prohibit minimum wage increases at the municipal level, and I... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA This Month’s Topic: Sound Off! Fingernails scraping a chalkboard, a single buzzing mosquito in your bedroom at night, the drip-drip-drip o... Read more
by Leo Knighton Tallarico May 2015 The first half of Spring 2015 has set the stage for continuing important changes for the human family on Planet Earth. Then there were two powerful eclipse... Read more
By Adam Marletta Political bumper stickers are funny things. Drivers who adorn their vehicles with numerous stickers sometimes end up conveying contradictory messages. For instance, I... Read more
by Leo Knighton Tallarico April 2015 continues to bring us important planetary movements that promise big changes in the world and in the USA. On April 4 there is a Total Lunar Eclipse Full... Read more
Mayor Exercises Powers and Postpones Budget Hearing
“The Portland City Council will postpone its vote on the municipal budget, which was scheduled to take place during tonight’s [May 18th] Council meeting at 7:00 PM. […]The Counci... Read more