Dear Portland Phoenix,
I would like to respond and expand upon issues relating to the article ["The Problem with Diversion Programs: Should cops and the courts be gatekeepers for addiction and mental health treatment?" by Brian Sonenstein] published in the Phoenix [on March 22, 2018] which questions the role of di…
Recently, the Republican members of the Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development Committee voted to support LD 1757, “An Act to Protect Maine’s Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State’s Minimum Wage will Increase and Establish a Training and Youth Wage (Emergency)” that if …
RE: Brian Duff’s article “Two Sides of Snobby Cuisine”
On November 21, newly registered Republican Shawn Moody announced his bid for governor. This is the second time Mr. Moody has run for the office. The first, he ran as an independent candidate against Governor LePage. This time, he seems to be positioning himself as LePage’s heir, with all of…
Thank you Phoenix for your in-depth analysis and considered endorsements – mostly. As a progressive, and noting that you hold being progressive as an acknowledged preference in your endorsements, I want to take issue with two of them.
To the editor,
With regards to the proposed ordinance, An Act to Allow Slot Machines or a Casino in York County, Question 1, which will appear on the November ballot, there is no provision in the ordinance to fund retirement homes for harness racing horses at the end of their careers [The proposed ordinanc…
Dear Portland Phoenix,
Last year, I got a new job. It wasn't just new for me, it was growing-the-economy new, and it was in solar.
We don't typically publish letters from organizational bodies, but this week we're making an exception. As Pride month winds to a close, the upcoming Senate vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act in favor of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell's American Health Care Act would strip health insur…