I grew up in a home where sex was not discussed. It goes without saying that birth control was off the table entirely. Thank goodness for Planned Parenthood. I knew about the clinic because they came to my school to answer questions. I had so many; about periods (menstruation), rubbers (condoms), the pill (birth control), […]

I have appreciated Susan Collins often. However, if she truly represents Maine voters, she’d only have to follow recent Maine referendum results, when — just last year — the broadly popular proposal to show an ID to vote got loaded up with far-right wish list items. It was defeated almost 2-1. Rather than supporting Trump’s […]

A huge thumbs down to the Maine Sunday Telegram for agreeing to publish cartoonist Brian Bassett’s “The Family Circus” on March 29.  In the cartoon, a little boy releases his balloon outside to send it to his granddad in heaven. The last frame of the cartoon shows that the balloon reached his granddad, who received it […]