According to Staff Writer Gillian Graham, author of “More Mainers struggle to feed their families as agencies fear worst to come” (Sept. 13), 173,080 people in Maine struggle with hunger, and 47,460 of those people are children. Further, it has recently been reported that the two major 2020 Maine U.S. Senate candidates have collectively spent […]

OK, OK, I’ve seen the light. When I’m on a bicycle, on a bike-walk path, I let pedestrians know when I’m about to pass them. I make it a point to slow down. But here’s the thing: A majority of walkers completely block the path. All the time! They are on one side, and their […]

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which takes on added significance in 2020. Not only has there been confusion in recent years about prostate cancer screening, but during the COVID pandemic, cancer screenings of all types have lagged while we mobilize to fight COVID. This at a time when UroToday.com cites the American Cancer Society […]

I was surprised by the recent letter (Sept. 6) of my distant relative Chalmers Hardenbergh regarding the Portland Museum’s upcoming exhibition on “The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington.” He suggested that “Blacks are almost completely excluded from Homer’s canvas.” I hope most Homer-loving Mainers (including my three Down East siblings) are not still […]

Every election cycle, Susan Collins’ media campaign touts her as the most moderate and bipartisan Republican of the Senate. Collins may vote against her party in a subcommittee, when her vote doesn’t really matter. However, her final and consistent voting behavior is firmly aligned with the right wing and the obstructive Mitch McConnell-Donald Trump tribe. […]

I’m not sure what God those pastors represent, who preach against taking such precautions as masking and social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19. The God who gave grace to my childhood was One who so loved the world that the Incarnation of that Love, Jesus Christ, was sacrificed so we might not perish. […]

I need to respond strongly to Eileen Reynolds’ Aug. 29 letter suggesting that syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts “find another field of employment – hopefully far away.” As a citizen trying to become aware of the white privilege I enjoy that has been baked into American culture for centuries, I consider Ms. Reynolds’ letter as Exhibit […]

I used to give Republican Sen. Susan Collins the benefit of the doubt, but she’s changed and she no longer answers even simple questions. At last Friday’s debate, she was asked where she stands on President Trump’s re-election, but she refused to answer. It’s a reasonable question, and Mainers deserve a straight answer. Here in […]