What was Bill Caron, CEO of MaineHealth, thinking? Vaccinating his non-public-facing employees is more important than protecting the mailman whose wife has cancer? More important than the grocery store bagger exposed to COVID every time they work? More important than keeping the teacher with diabetes safe? More important than me, age 69, with asthma and […]
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Science, compassion call for Portland to adopt updated needle limits
As recovery advocates, we are calling on the city of Portland to end the one-for-one exchange limitation at the city’s syringe service program. Portland is the only entity in Maine that has not adopted the updated guidelines released by Gov. Mills’ executive order on March 31, 2020. This executive order was developed in alignment with […]
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: Why Marjorie Taylor Greene needs to be shunned
The worst thing to happen in my lifetime was the massacre of 20 children almost a decade ago. The current controversy of the Capitol riots, the Antifa uprisings this summer, the Oklahoma City bombing and even 9/11 don’t carry that same, crushing weight. The other tragedies were political reckonings, making us face the terror within, […]
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Letter to the editor: If the system had been fixed, would she have died at 26?
My best friend was diagnosed with a degenerative disease at age 9. By age 15, she used a wheelchair, resulting in muscle loss she wouldn’t recover from. By 18, her family moved west. She stayed in Maine with her boyfriend until caretaking responsibilities deluged him, so west she went. I wanted to blame him for […]
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Extend cocktails to go? Plus new restaurants in Yarmouth and Portland
And more Valentine’s options for all of you procrastinators.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: A year in reflection from Mid Coast Hospital medical staff
Everyone can unanimously agree that this past year has been extremely unpredictable, revolutionary, overwhelming, and devastating. It was a monumental election year of political turbulence and instability with social demonstrations the likes of which we have not seen in decades, and topping it off: a global pandemic. It is incredible to think that it was […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: Feb. 10
Voting underway in UScellular’s annual Black History Month Art Contest Public voting is now open in UScellular’s fourth annual Black History Month Art Contest held in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. For the first time, voting is available online, and the southern Maine community can visit UScellular’s Art Contest to vote […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
John Micek: The state of the soul of the nation
When a traitorous band of pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol just a month ago in a deadly rampage that shook American democracy to its foundations, they were doing more than just trying to illegally upend the results of the November 2020 elections. They were trying to turn back history. Though he might try to […]
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Our View: CMP’s high connection costs threaten Maine solar industry
Gov. Mills is right to demand answers after the company springs costly upgrades on solar project developers.
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