I wish people would worry a little more about living, breathing humans already here than fetuses, the vast majority of which have not reached viability outside the womb. It seems like there is much uproar over what a woman does with her body and little about children being shot, children living in abject poverty and […]

Regarding Eliot Cutler: I find it absolutely amazing that a man who has thousands of images of child pornography on his devices, with children as young as 4 years old being sexually abused, was sentenced to only nine months in jail. I think that this case with Eliot Cutler should reveal that it is time […]

When I had my daughter, everything went smoothly. But even after a “simple” birth, I struggled. I was bleeding constantly, had to take constant care against infection and was physically exhausted. And, like about one in seven women, I experienced postpartum depression that made me unable to function on any but the most basic level. […]

I’m inspired by the graduate workers across the University of Maine System and their call for unionization (“UMaine System grad students say they’re underpaid, look to unionize,” May 16). It’s personally meaningful to see these underpaid workers stand together and be another positive example of Maine’s surging pro-union labor movement. In recent years, workers at the […]

When I first began leading workshops on climate change in 2007, I usually got two responses: horror and guilt, or sadness and despair. As an educator, I knew those emotions were anger-provoking and paralyzing, so I had to change my approach. I started inviting people to join in a new and positive vision of what […]

I’m a U.S. history teacher at a small high school in southern Maine and I have been learning, alongside my students, about the rich and vital history of the Wabanaki people, as well as their current struggle for sovereignty. Frankly, I am incredibly disheartened by both Gov. Mills’ and Sen. Angus King’s attitudes to sovereignty. […]

I know I’m not alone in wishing Bryan Kaenrath well as he leaves Saco to begin his new position with the city of Waterville (“Saco’s city administrator named Waterville’s next city manager,” May 11). Kaenrath was a tireless advocate for Saco, despite challenges beyond his control, including a dysfunctional political environment. The repercussions of such […]

Culinary bootcamp? What a great idea! However, the picture of the students watching the instructor (“Culinary crash course aims to feed need for Maine restaurant workers,” May 12) made me think it hasn’t been well thought out by either York County Community College or Hospitality Maine. The first thing anyone working in a kitchen should […]

I am a hospital bedside nurse who retired five years sooner than planned because of poor working conditions created by hospital administrators’ management decisions. The pandemic did not create this problem. This is not a new problem. In fact, 2020-2021 was a brief period when I was confident of the care I delivered because of […]