A letter to the editor reminded me how often people conflate opposition to abortion with indifference for a child born to a struggling mother. (“Abortion foes’ concerns about babies are limited” Sept. 2, 2021).  Yet there are agencies, supported by both taxes and donations, that are available to help a woman who has committed herself […]

The recent International Panel on Climate Change report clearly states that carbon dioxide, resulting from fossil fuels, is the main driver of climate change. While outright denialism regarding climate change has faded, formidable forces remain that would obstruct action to find solutions to the crisis. Fossil fuel corporations – and the politicians they own – […]

I appreciated your recent article reporting that 10 percent of Maine child care centers closed during the pandemic. Most of us without young children probably don’t appreciate the gravity of the situation. Maine’s child care system is at a breaking point. This is significantly impacting Maine’s kids, families, communities, employers and the economy. The COVID-19 […]

I purchase your paper every Sunday so I can stay abreast of the goings on in southern Maine, or what we like to call northern Massachusetts. Starting with Bill Nemitz’s column (“COVID-19 is highly contagious. So is stupidity,” Aug. 22, 2021), I found his big lie already in the third paragraph: According to today’s CDC […]

Re: Jim Fossel’s Aug. 29 piece “Afghanistan withdrawal was bungled. Biden is to blame.” Why the need for the blame and accusation when Biden has already accepted responsibility? Would his predecessor have done the same? Then, Fossel states that Bin Laden was captured. Last I knew, he was killed, not captured, by a Navy SEAL […]