A simmering pot of garden tomatoes brings a writer back across many miles and years.
Op-eds
The Maine Millennial: Zombie virus comes back for young victim
Shingles is a painful condition, but it can be treated – if you have health insurance.
Bill Nemitz: Drowning in political ads? Try this democracy preserver
Stand With Maine powers on in its quest to control campaign spending by way of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Insight: Smokey Bear steered us wrong
We can’t prevent forest fires. We can only adapt to a climate that makes them bigger and more common.
The View From Here: Trump is rewriting the unwritten rules
From politicizing the Supreme Court to refusing to commit to a peaceful transition, our norm-busting president is taking us into a danger zone.
Sen. King: Supreme Court battle isn’t about fairness – it’s about health care
We must pause the nomination process, or risk tens of millions of Americans having their coverage ripped away.
Jim Fossel: SCOTUS seat should not be filled during campaign season
A rushed, partisan confirmation process would further politicize the court, damaging its credibility.
The humble Farmer: For a storyteller, even the dentist is something to look forward to
When you ask your hygienist about the most horrible thing she’s ever seen, look out.
Commentary: Why California’s ban on gas-powered cars isn’t all that radical
Climate change is already doing a lot of damage – and the prohibition on the sale of new fossil-fuel cars is 15 years away.
Maine Voices: Republican social Darwinists buy into illusory COVID herd immunity
That avowed pro-lifers are advocating letting the unfit perish for the sake of the fit is nothing short of paradoxical.