Thirty-eight years ago last Sunday, after nine months of waiting, we finally had the great delight of meeting our firstborn, Austin Bennett Tice. Today, we wish we could remind him of how glad we are he was born, how blessed we are to be his parents, how truly we believe the world is a better […]
2019
Posted inNation & World
Women: Opera’s Domingo abused power to sexually harass them
Numerous women say opera superstar Placido Domingo tried to pressure them into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and in some cases punishing them when they refused his advances.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine hosts give weary migrant families time to rest – and hope
Some Maine families have opened their homes to recently arrived asylum seekers, who have spent months in temporary shelters and, in some cases, government detention centers.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Gramlich: Gov. Mills has chance to do right by vulnerable Mainers
Signing L.D. 775 would expand and restore much-needed support services for people with mental illness.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Trump’s rule punishes legal immigrants
Using the full power of the U.S. government to add to the misery of people without power is cruel and pointless.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Do your part to help asylum seekers
Steve and Molly Saunders spoke recently at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne. Former Peace Corps volunteers in El Salvador, they were recruited as volunteer translators in El Paso for people seeking asylum at our Southern border. As fate would have it, during their stay they actually visited the Walmart where 20 people were recently […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland
The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Hold tech companies responsible for cyberbullying
I read your Aug. 8 editorial, “Cyberbullying not responding to school efforts,” with interest. I agree with the editorial’s perspective that schools should have the tools they need, to do their job. But given the incredible increase in the needs of Maine kids resulting from poverty, the opioid epidemic, food insecurity, etc. and given our […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Plant-based diet crucial for climate
“Climate change threatens world food supply” is the headline wake-up alarm being sounded by leading newspapers. It was prompted by the release of a summary report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), staffed by more than 100 experts from 52 countries. The report details how climate change is threatening our world’s […]