“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 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
By Adam Marletta In the coming days, the Portland Green Independent Committee–the local branch of the Maine Green Party–will begin petitioning to place a city-wide referendum on... Read more
The City Council’s City Manager Search Committee is seeking public input. Its consultant, Municipal Resources, Inc., has developed a survey to help the committee better understand what... Read more
By Adam Marletta The recent outcry over three South Portland high school students’ attempts to educate their fellow students of their constitutional rights by encouraging them to stan... Read more
Submitted by Nils Werner We’ve all seen the bumper sticker: “61% did not vote for Governor Lepage”. While that margin shrank in 2014, the Governor once again failed to secure more than 50% o... Read more
Obama’s Wars and the Liberals Who Love Them
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