Upon reading his obituary in a newspaper, Mark Twain supposedly said, “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Same goes for the Republican Party! Maine’s conservative youth are flocking to the party, not just to campaign for their elders, but to run for office. They are “living” leadership today with the support of […]

As I pulled into a convenience store this weekend, I noticed people standing in front of the door. It was a parent or two with four or five kids around 12 years old, asking for money for the kids’ ball teams. Now we all know that school budgets are stretched thin. I have kids in […]

Concerning the recent letter on opioid prescribing (“MaineCare opioid limits unjustifiable,” April 30): The writer fails to grasp the crucial importance of balancing the usefulness of opioids against the risk of addiction and abuse. Both sides of this equation are real and important, and to focus on one and not on both is a serious […]

After reading the article by Laura McCandlish (“The Farm-to-Table Family: One mother uses food stamps at the farmers market,” May 11), I feel the need to respond. Though the article is about farmers markets, the real story is about Samantha Ricker. She has a master’s degree in sustainable business (is that one of those majors […]

I just read Charles Thompson’s essay “Maine Observer: When woodpecker tweets birth of spring” (May 11). I cannot remember a time when I have been so annoyed by anything written in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for many years! He wrote, “When we built our house, I was determined to place our home in […]