Lawmakers praise the measles vaccine, but ask why federal health officials didn’t act to produce a better flu vaccine.
February 2015
Auto sales stay strong in January
Most automakers see double-digit gains in U.S. sales despite bad weather.
Our View: Police in Maine need support with mental health crisis calls
Expanding de-escalation training could reduce both the use of force and injuries to officers and others.
Another View: Scrutiny of drivers latest example of federal spying’s scope
A DEA program created to keep tabs on drug lords and gunrunners is now focusing on law-abiding citizens.
Greg Kesich: Presidential hopefuls shouldn’t waver on mandatory vaccines
Some are offering general support for vaccines while wrongly suggesting their use should be voluntary.
Letter to the editor: Fixing tax codes is different than eliminating taxes
With federal, state and local political office winners being sworn in after midterm elections, people took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Another round of hypocrisy begins. Every president, governor or legislative body elected during the last hundred years has blatantly ignored any part of the Constitution that got in the way of their agenda […]
Letter to the editor: Questions remain despite reporting on important vaccination debate
Thank you for your continued reporting on vaccinations. It’s a very important debate. I am still trying to understand this: If I am vaccinated and someone else is not, how are they a threat to me? Also, our family is fairly well-vaccinated, because my wife travels to Africa for work and we occasionally go with […]
Letter to the editor: Kudos to Central Maine Power for tree trimming
One story from the recent snowstorms that deserves attention is the lack of power outages despite deep snow and severe winds. Kudos to Central Maine Power Co. and their contractors for trimming the trees that otherwise could cause downed power lines. The once-routine outages in our neighborhood have become a distant memory. Thanks and keep […]
Letter to the editor: Train station usage in Portland merits closer look
Your Jan. 31 print edition ran a story headlined “City dreams of a bigger train station,” with the subheadline “The current station is maxed out.” This may imply to the casual reader that train passengers have overwhelmed the existing station. Buried in the story is the fact that Concord Coach Lines is the station’s biggest […]
Letter to the editor: Columnist Harmon’s choice of tabloid source amusing
I’m amused but not surprised to see that M.D. Harmon has based his latest rant about global climate change entirely on an article from the Daily Mail (“No sound basis for concluding 2014 was ‘warmest year on record,’ “ Jan. 30). The Mail is a celebrity-hounding British tabloid whose name in England is synonymous with […]