A new federal study found that Americans are getting screened for three major cancers — breast, cervical and colorectal — at rates far below national targets. The shortfall is especially high among adults who lack insurance or regular access to a doctor, partly because the recession drove employers to lay off workers or cut health […]

House Speaker Tip O’Neil used to say that all politics was local. If he were still around, he would have to update his axiom to reflect the fact that increasingly politics has become personal. Take the appalling behavior of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer toward President Obama last month. Or look at the rising hostile tensions […]

Every once in a while, the Obama administration will promulgate a policy that is truly demoralizing. A willingness to end the District of Columbia school voucher program was one such case. The decision to force Catholic social service providers to support contraception and other practices that violate their creed is another. These decisions are demoralizing […]

To the editor: The neighbors of the Plant Home take exception to your Feb. 3 editorial, “Be Fair to the Plant Home,” because the city of Bath has been more than fair to the Plant Home. The city of Bath worked to create a unique “Plant Home zone” for the benefit of the Plant Home. […]

To the editor: Brunswick is fortunate to have a little gem of a theater in its midst. The Theater Project, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is currently running two uniquely different shows performed by its professional ensemble on alternating days Thursday through Sunday. Last Thursday night, my husband and I attended the “Winter Cabaret,” […]

To the editor: Chris Johnson, the Democrat Party candidate for the special election in Senate District 20 on Feb. 14, has made his top campaign priority very clear. He is running to represent the people of Senate District 20. He is focused on people and problem solving, not forwarding a political agenda to re-elect an […]