I am writing in support of the proposed bill to require coverage of abortion for public and private insurance if the plan covers prenatal care. This law is needed because right now some insurance companies provide coverage for pregnancy, but do not cover abortion, including when it is medically necessary. They’re denying health-care coverage to […]

When did it become OK to address the Falmouth Town Council, committee members and staff with such disrespect by writing letters, questioning their integrity, and verbally attacking them at public meetings over and over again, so that we now need a police presence at town meetings? Who are these people that think they are the […]

Charade: “an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance.” That is the best way I can describe last week’s Falmouth Town Council-Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee public forum. It was painfully obvious that the intent was to divide those wishing to address the panels directly and neutralize the criticism they so richly deserved […]

Maine has always thought of itself as an independent state whose citizens can decide what is best for themselves. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that is currently being considered by our Legislature does not support these values. The compact requires that Maine voters and Electoral College votes follow the national popular vote. Maine has […]

To the young men and women who attended the March 26 Skateboard Park workshop at South Portland City Hall: You inspired me with your preparation and advocacy for the project, and made me feel honored to be a member of your community. You richly deserve the unanimous City Council approval for moving ahead with the […]

On Feb. 25, while walking home on Route 88 in Falmouth, I was struck by a falling tree limb. During the following hours, I was helped by several people to whom I am deeply grateful. I would like to thank Rick Eng who found me, kept my head steady and stayed with me until the […]

Bath Iron Works should convert to manufacturing products needed in the U.S. We have more firepower than the next 20 largest navies in the world. The U.S. warship fleet is larger than the next 13 fleets combined, and the U.S. spends more on the military than the next seven countries combined. For each Zumwalt destroyer, U.S.  […]

With the opening of the Major League Baseball season, many fans’ attention turns to the great American pastime and its heroes like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Mickey Mantle and Stan Musial. Not me. Every opening day my mind latches on to the Baseball Hall of Fame member least known to the public: Heinie Manush. Henry […]

Care for Maine’s troubled teens has a long, fraught history. When kids in the justice system were housed at the former Maine Youth Center, the lack of care and outright abuse brought an investigation from Amnesty International. Gov. Angus King changed the leadership, and built a new facility, renamed and re-purposed: the Long Creek Youth […]

Rich people can bribe their kids’ ways into elite colleges? I am shocked, shocked I tell you. Does this mean George W. Bush might not have gotten into Yale on his own merits? Did Fred Trump grease the skids for C-student Donnie at Fordham and Penn? I guess you don’t send a lawyer to your […]