Re: “Bill Nemitz: Indifference over deaths of homeless unacceptable” (Dec. 23): I’ve observed from an early age that things are often not what they seem, and that the impoverished and/or homeless among us might well be in that situation because of the depraved indifference they experienced at an earlier point in their lives. I know […]

I volunteer a couple of days a week at an elementary school, trying to be a help with the kids. One day last week when I went into the classroom, I asked the teacher: “Oh, boy, can we please all sing ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’?” “No,” she replied. “No? Why not?” “Because,” she explained, “it […]

Re: “Maine looks to capitalize on education power shift” (Dec. 21): Your article about Maine education officials reading the massive new federal education law in eager anticipation of all the regulatory freedom they will gain in 2016 and beyond invites comparison to children figuring that Santa surely will deliver the wishes on their lists. However, […]

I currently run Windows 8.1 on my desktop computer at home. A few weeks ago, I started getting a recurring pop-up window on my computer encouraging me to download Microsoft’s Windows 10 for free. While Windows 10 may eventually turn out to be a fine operating system, I am satisfied with 8.1 and have no […]