Gov. Paul LePage and Commissioner Mary Mayhew of the Department of Health and Human Services have taken a huge first step toward meeting the growing need for treatment of opioid addiction in Maine. As an alliance of community-based behavioral health providers across the state, we applaud their efforts with this recent addition of 359 new […]

During this Christmas season, I stepped back and made the decision not to participate in the perennial tradition of Christmas madness. I felt a calm come over me that filled me with peace and tranquility. I have a sign on my front door, “Welcome to my small peaceful home with a big heart.” I filled […]

I am a parent writing to the citizens of Portland and the City Council asking them to not support reducing the $70 million bond proposal that the Portland Board of Education recommended. Doing so would mean that some schools would not receive planned renovations. The quality and the equity of our schools are at stake […]

There is hope! On Dec. 16, as I was doing my regular job of 44 years, portraying the Jolly Old Elf at Plummer’s Shop ‘n Save in Buxton, I had a young lad of about 7 come to my lap. I asked him the normal questions: “Are you brushing your teeth regularly?” “Are you picking […]