West End News commentators, op-eds, and more.
How To Take Down Governor LePage by Wells Lyons When Governor LePage can’t seem to go a day without insulting voters, students and entire nationalities, you have to wonder – has LePage start... Read more
Closing of India Street Shows Need for Single-Payer Health Care by Adam Marletta On April 21, the Portland City Council did what it does best: Listened to hours of public comment during whic... 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
What Diane Russell calls a Leadership PAC is little more than a personal slush fund. by Wells Lyons Imagine I organized a yard sale to benefit Reiche, and you all donated your used bikes and... Read more
Maine needs a more humane drug policy that should include the life-saving drug naloxone. by Rob Korobkin In 2015, drug overdoses in Maine soared by 31 percent, reaching a new high of 272 fat... Read more
Because it Matters: Getting Out of the Progressive Bubble by Sam Pelletier Much like finger-painting, politics is about enthusiasm. Campaigns live and die based on the conviction and dedicat... Read more
Housing Committee Must Act
Housing Committee Must Act to Mitigate the Housing Crisis by Tony Zeli Two contrasting meetings held in mid-April tell much of the story of the housing crisis. It is a complex issue that mea... Read more