Maine Voices: Infrastructure bill offers a perfect opportunity to perfect transportation

Portland City Council

Published
April 11, 2022

Maine Voices: Infrastructure bill offers a perfect opportunity to perfect transportation

Part of the answer is light rail: self-propelled cars that can operate without the need for extensive track reconstruction or other improvements.
Published
February 7, 2022

Maine Voices: Ending flavored tobacco sales is very Maine

The tobacco companies are using candy flavors to hook kids on their product.
Published
January 11, 2022

Our View: Portland right to end COVID emergency order

The pandemic is not going away, but governments don’t need special authority to craft their response.
Published
December 30, 2021

Our View: Indoor vaccine mandates would protect hospitality workers

Restaurant work is hard enough without the risk of catching a serious disease on the job.
Published
November 14, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Better ways to break a tie

A Portland City Council race shows we should be more prepared the next time voters don’t produce a winner on Election Day.
Published
October 3, 2021

Jim Fossel: Some pandemic crisis measures should be permanent

Local governments in Portland and Falmouth illustrate how – and how not to – navigate the new reality.
Published
October 29, 2020

Maine Voices: Cities, states leading the way in combating climate crisis

Our country’s plan to formally exit the Paris accord Nov. 4 is discouraging, but there’s reason to hope.
Published
September 23, 2020

Pious Ali: Eligible immigrants stuck in U.S. naturalization backlog should be allowed to vote. Here’s why.

They’ll be empowered to do bigger and better things for Maine and to participate in the democratic process.
Published
September 7, 2020

How to win an election during a pandemic: Candidates for local offices get creative

Many of the honored traditions of handshakes, door-knocking and group events carry a risk of transmitting coronavirus.
Published
August 6, 2020

Our View: ‘Sleep Out’ has delivered a powerful message

Homeless activists and city officials should now negotiate an end to the 2-week-old encampment.