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A column devoted to immigrant lives in Portland. These are English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We welcome them to Portland. Septembe... Read more
Portland’s Director of Public Services Mike Bobinsky answered a barrage of questions at the monthly West End Neighborhood Association meeting way back in September, some of them having... Read more
Expect another big year of change in the world this year. Last spring/summer there was a Cardinal Grand Cross formation that included transformational planets Uranus and Pluto. The crisis in... Read more
With Valentine’s Day approaching, a certain scam, commonly known as the “Sweetheart Scam,” will kick into gear as it does each February. Many people who are single like to meet potential da... Read more
An older gentlemen, Paul, reported an audacious scam to the West End News. One evening while walking around the Bayside neighborhood he was approached by a man who wanted to sell him marijua... Read more
Metaphorically speaking, sometimes it seems as if there is a thumb in the dike of our current world order, holding back a huge burst of world change. In just one example, the Federal Reserve... Read more
As I write this on December 16, 2014, we have just passed another Uranus square Pluto exact aspect on December 15th. This is the 6th of 7 exact squares between Uranus and and Pluto from 2012... Read more
Dear Editor, We need a tenants union in Portland, Maine. There are rumors of threats of city code enforcement cracking down on landlords in response to the tragic Noyse Street fire. This wou... Read more
Astrology, for many of you reading this, is either new to you or seems like superstition or silliness. This is in large part because of how the mainstream media and shallow people have reduc... Read more
Vote YES for Decency and Fairness Cruelty towards wildlife and people has no place in Maine. Chasing shy and gentle black bears, through their forest home, with GPS collared hounds and then... Read more
