Have Mainers read all 16 pages of the so-called “Voter ID for ME” referendum? Question 1 says a lot about absentee voting — restricting the method that 40% of Mainers use, while saying nothing about voter registration. No mention of making sure those who register are American citizens. There’s an old joke about a man […]

Welcome back measles, pertussis, varicella! Hey, polio! What’s new, meningococcus? Say their names. Fun fact: Measles requires over 95% immunity to not propagate. Morbidity and mortality are not confined by state borders. Thanks anyway, anti-Hippocratic Joseph Ladapo and lawyer-playing-mad-doctor RFK Jr.; epidemiology cannot be Sharpied away. Stay vigilant and take care of one another. Mia MariettaGorham

As a small-time musician, I have little place in the conversation, but I must express that I am disturbed by the pattern I am sensing. The killing of Charlie Kirk in Utah has led to condolences, thoughts and prayers from politicians in Maine, far beyond any for the victims of recent atrocities or tragedies that […]