I was absolutely shocked to see a photograph of a maskless Santa at the Maine Mall, sitting next to –  far less than 6 feet away from – a maskless little girl on the front page of the Dec. 14 Local & State section (Page B1). Has anyone told the mall’s owners and the little […]

Douglas Polk’s Nov. 28 letter to the editor (“Keeping energy costs low must be on Maine senators’ agenda”) shows a lack of understanding about what is happening to our world. While I agree that we need to be concerned about energy costs, the way to deal with this is to put a price on carbon […]

In 2017, South Portland emergency medical technicians saved my life. I almost bled to death from radiation proctitis, a complication of pelvic radiation for cervical cancer. I hemorrhaged and lost over half of my blood volume from severe gastrointestinal bleeding. The EMTs arrived quickly, provided emergency care and got me to Maine Medical Center within […]

When I was shopping at L.L. Bean last week, it appeared that about 70 percent of their clothes are China made. By all accounts Bean is a good corporate citizen. But their business is money. They do a cost-benefit analysis on a shirt made in China as opposed to, say, Honduras. Whether it’s the disappearance […]

A campaign is underway, organized by Maine Healthcare Action, to place a resolve on next year’s ballot directing the Legislature to implement a publicly funded, equitable health care system for all Maine residents. I am collecting signatures as a campaign volunteer. Why am I doing this? When I was employed, I was well covered by […]

Maine hospitals and health care providers should not treat those unvaccinated by choice unless all others needing or simply wanting medical care have been served. The unvaccinated have chosen their lot. Those they are displacing have no choice. Our system should not allow a group of misguided bad actors to disadvantage those who have acted […]

Bruce Poliquin defies logic in his Dec. 8 op-ed calling for “affordable, reliable energy” for Mainers. He recognizes Mainers’ environmentalism; he rightly recommends energy policy that encourages all sources in light of relative costs, and he objects to welfare spending. Yet his inaction would preserve the “corporate” welfare program that offers massive subsidies to the […]

I read many news stories about vaccination and mask-wearing philosophies and policies. Opinions are all over the map! But only a very mean-spirited person would deny that Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and his overworked staff do everything they can to monitor and prevent the spread of […]