When will voters have enough of the self-delusion involved in governmental revenue-sharing? We pay our taxes to the federal government, then we petition the “feds” to give some of it back. They do this after deducting their bloated costs of administering and monitoring the various grants and subsidies. There are usually strings attached to these […]

I found Roger Katz’s column in Monday’s Press Herald most distressing (“Maine Voices: Shifting state taxes from sales to income long overdue, Katz says”). He appears to want to provide the financial support that Maine needs to function not from those most capable of doing so because of income, but rather from those who need […]

We are a grandmother, granddaughter, mother and aunt – Beth Martin, Amelia Potvin, Connie Potvin and Lynda Rohman – originally from northern Maine, who now reside in Bangor, Maine, and Carbondale, Colorado. We read Kathleen Parker’s column last week (“Without the voices of women, it’s a one-sided conversation,” Jan. 27) with great interest. I, Beth […]

I’m 55 years old and have been disabled by chronic headaches. I had been a lifelong auto detailer. I only get minimum SSI and MaineCare. All the doctors say these headaches are caused by arthritis. I’m on five prescriptions – I used to be on eight. I also carry a prescription for marijuana. Most days […]