Plastic is everywhere. It has infiltrated our land, waters and all living things. Plastic poison is in our bloodstream. We know it is bad. Yet societies throughout the world seem unable to create a plan to end the plastic age. My generation created this mess. Consumers have the power to make change. We can vote […]

As a retired teacher, I know the joys and tribulations of my chosen profession, truly a vocation. I had times of frustration with students not interested in learning and disturbing others who were. I know students who cheated on tests, copied others’ homework, used foul language, set off fire alarms, experimented with drugs and stole […]

Maine is now considering L.D. 1619, a bill that would remove time limits on abortion (current Maine law does not allow abortion after viability of the baby outside the womb) with no penalty. It would also remove the penalty for anyone not licensed to provide an abortion. (Currently only licensed physicians, physician assistants and advanced […]

I agree with letter writer Peter Morelli’s premise (“Columns side by side but are not parallel,” June 4) that the weekly columns by Jim Fossel and Victoria Hugo-Vidal are not equivalent or parallel. Mr. Fossel, a self-titled conservative activist, writes about the issues of the day; for example, the recent debt ceiling deal, from his […]

The editorial cartoon by Christopher Weyant on Page D3 of the June 4 Telegram, featuring a highway sign welcoming travelers to Florida and then questioning their thinking ability, prompts me to wonder if residents of Florida won’t soon become the most ignorant and least educated of all the citizens of the United States. They won’t […]

I mentioned to a stranger last week our son’s upcoming graduation party. She gasped! Clapped her hands! Shouted, “Hey! Everyone! Her son is graduating!” And the six to 10 others (also strangers) around us cheered. They were thrilled. And I felt so happy. Not a single person asked, “What will he do next year?” Instead, […]

Regarding the June 4 article on the lack of caregivers, funds and other kinds of support for special needs children (“Parents of special needs children place hopes in bill that would pay them as caregivers”): We must ask ourselves: Is ours really a civilized society? When our most vulnerable children and their families do not […]