In his Dec. 13 column, Jim Fossel proclaims that new ideas are needed to contain the COVID-19 spread and revitalize the economy. Yet he does not offer any such ideas. In general, I do not find fault with Fossel’s opinions even though we are not on the same political spectrum, but I do think that […]

Three Bedouins are lumbering on camels through the desert beneath a star-speckled sky. They were told of a sliver of light on the horizon portending a momentous event in a village called Bethlehem. As they draw closer to the faint light, three lavishly attired strangers feverishly ride out of the blanket of darkness toward them, […]

The headline on Page A7 on Friday read “Hack against U.S. is ‘grave threat,’ cybersecurity agency says.” Cited in the Associated Press article is the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which terms the hack, as paraphrased by the reporter, “a long-undetected intrusion.” Evidently, they didn’t read the Portland Press Herald. A headline on Page B1 […]

Remember the anticipation of rolling down the stairs, putting on the television to see if school was canceled and then, when it was, the thrill of the day ahead? Baking. Reading. Playing outside. All of this brought to you by the benefit of a snow day. Instead, it’s a “Virtual Learning Day.” To be clear, […]

Again today, more than a month after the election, the national news brims with stories about lawsuits and recounts. Folks are disputing the outcome of the presidential election in a handful of states where Joe Biden leads by a small margin – just 11,779 votes in Georgia, for example. Meanwhile, nationally, Biden leads by more […]

I work with a talented group of public health professionals who have largely gone unnoticed in this pandemic. We were on the front lines in the very beginning of this public health crisis and continue to be. Our jobs have doubled in workload and in hours. Most of us do not receive additional compensation for […]

Ronald Reagan would be shocked to see what has happened to his party. The Republican Party is now a Donald Trump personality cult, lost in an alternative reality where facts don’t matter and where they are now waging an assault on American democracy itself. What has played out since the election is nothing short of […]

It is overwhelmingly apparent that, here in Maine and throughout the country, there is a strong, vocal and possibly violent group of Americans who believe it is their God-given, if not “constitutional right” to not be required to wear a mask to slow the spread of the COVID virus. It is time that towns, cities, […]

I want to tell people about my mother. She is almost 71 years old. New Year’s Eve is also her birthday. My mother was ill last year on her birthday and did not really celebrate. This Maine woman deserves to be celebrated. Like many Maine mothers and grandmothers, my mother has been a long-term caregiver […]