Most Mainers will remember Nirav Shah as the head of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who diligently walked us through the COVID crisis. But he’s not only a doctor: he’s also a lawyer and economist, who has led government organizations, including as deputy director and then acting director of the U.S. Centers […]

I enjoyed reading about the skiers (boys and girls) to watch in Southern Maine. Our Alpine skiers have benefited from man-made snow for decades, but Nordic teams have been stuck with Mother Nature’s fickleness. This winter started strong, quickly became bare ground, then luckily bounced back with a large storm. Weeks of poor conditions is the norm; […]

Let’s not forget the real reason why President Trump is sending ICE agents to Maine. It’s not because there are undocumented immigrants here. It’s because Maine is led by a Democratic governor. It’s the same reason why he sent ICE agents to Minnesota and California. They also have Democratic leaders. These three states also voted […]

Thousands of Mainers struggle to afford health care coverage. With Congress unwilling to renew Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) subsidies or provide a reasonable alternative, premiums on the Maine marketplace are set to increase 30 to 100%. Many will select a high-deductible plan or skip insurance altogether.  Obamacare made health insurance accessible to a broad swath […]

Why do I not support Donald Trump? Joe Grant, in his Jan. 18 letter (“We should be willing to give the Trump administration its due“), left out a lot.  Trump’s character judgment is terrible. Since a young man, he has surrounded himself with criminals. His mentor Roy Cohn, who worked with Joseph McCarthy, died a disbarred […]

Maine has never demonized its entire community for the actions of a few bad actors within our ranks. We owe the same consideration to the Somali community in Lewiston, Portland, the state of Minnesota and beyond. In 2023, Martin’s Point Health Care was fined $22.5 million for making false Medicare claims. This was the largest […]

There has been a huge lack of coverage of high school skiing this season, particularly Nordic.  And there have been some missed opportunities for some good stories: The Roy Varney Hornet Classic, held for the first time at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner, the place that Roy dreamed of having. And, a Leavitt […]

In 2001, the George W. Bush administration placed hundreds of individuals and organizations on the nation’s list of terrorists and terrorist organizations. Most of those names and organizations were extremist Islamic groups with histories of violence. So, it came as a shock to me when Greenpeace, an organization with a track record of nonviolent civil […]