Re: “Letter to the editor: Conservation fund needs reauthorizing” (Sept. 24): I was happy to see Alexander Cornell du Houx’s excellent letter about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund to Maine, and the danger posed by its expiration Sept. 30. As land manager of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Woods Initiative, I’ve […]

While living in Maine some years ago, my wife suffered a stroke. At the time she had commercial health insurance, being not yet eligible for Medicare. We were paying a few hundred dollars a month for her coverage. We subsequently moved to Connecticut to be closer to our children. I contacted the same insurance company […]

I do not understand how and why property taxes are falling on the backs of seniors who do not have the income to keep paying this outrageous amount. They should be set according to one’s retirement income and not so high that one cannot afford them. Many are on a very limited income and have […]

I am one of the 70,000 people in Maine in a state of limbo due to the denial of the voter-approved Medicaid expansion program by Gov. LePage and his administration. My story is one of thousands across our state. I am 28, married and a full-time student at the University of Southern Maine. I work […]