Just as child health advocates were celebrating a 10-year low in youth nicotine vaping rates, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a huge step in the wrong direction by authorizing the first fruit-flavored vapes for adult use. As a pediatric pulmonologist who provides care for children with serious health conditions, I find this […]

The “abortion pill” (mifepristone) should be free. So many young women, particularly young women of color, find themselves “in trouble” and nowhere to turn. They can’t get an abortion, they can’t get the “abortion pill” and they’re too young or immature to take care of an unwanted and fatherless child. So, now the taxpayers have […]

First, I lived in Maine a short time, from 1994-1997. I loved it, however, the Navy had other places for me to go. I am now 68 years old and firmly believe that politicians should be forced to retire at the age of 65.  Airline pilots are forced to retire at 65 due to their […]

After reading about the Trump family’s IRS “get out of jail free card,” I was physically ill. Between this and the Supreme Court telling him he can do anything he wants, this country has lost control. The Trumps will continue to drain the coffers for unnecessary vanity and personal projects while the rest of us […]

In response to the story that ran about Ken Graves and the Calvary Chapel, the tyranny of religion is exactly what the U.S. Constitution addresses in the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; …”  I have no problem with religious people saying things […]

“I believe only American citizens should vote in American elections,” proclaimed Sen. Susan Collins at the Republican State Convention. That’s like saying I believe people should have car insurance or should pay their taxes. It has been the law of the land for generations that only American citizens can vote in U.S. elections, and Collins […]