Every Friday afternoon, Barry Smith leads his small posse to the side of High Street, in Portland, Maine. He plants himself down and holds up a sign with a simple message: “Beep for Peace.” I had an opportunity to talk with Smith as he was spreading his message.
As the cold weather approaches you may find yourself cooped up in your dorm room needing to pass the time. The 1990s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air is a perfect show […]
A Summary of Maine 2022 Election Results for Governor, Congressional District 1, Referenda, and several other contested races An image of Portland’s City Hall building. Photo courtesy of Elora Griswold. Last Tuesday, […]
South Portland new middle school will be adopting a ‘community model’ upon the building’s completion in September of 2023.
Key battleground state Georgia remains contested, with Raphael Warnock (D) winning 49.4% of the vote and Herschel Walker (R) winning 48.5% of the vote. Because neither candidate received a majority of the vote, Georgia requires the election to advance to a runoff.
In the month of November, there’s still a ton of things to do and get ready for. Winter is just around the corner but that doesn’t limit the opportunities to have fun! […]
This November, the Portland ballot will have fourteen referendums. One of the referendums is Question D, which would raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour for restaurant workers, but would get rid of the tip credit.
The Maine Marathon Recap. This year, For the second year in a row, a long-standing course record fell in the Maine Marathon – this time the men’s marathon mark. A year after […]
Election Day is underway across the nation as millions of voters head to the polls in what will be another historic election. To find out when, where, and how to vote today, go to vote.org/polling-place-locator before it is too late!
As we inch closer to the midterms, it seems as if this election carries more weight than in years past. Ideologies have taken a hold of America’s institutions and have a strong grip on the public
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