After witnessing what we have over the past year, the moral fault line in America is crystal clear. If someone believes the federal government should be gunning down innocent citizens in the streets of Minneapolis, or anywhere else, he or she is not a good person. If someone believes the president of the United States […]

I support the ongoing efforts by Make America Healthy Again. Here are five items I wish the federal government drive would address. George HuntGardiner

I’m writing regarding the Maine House Republicans’ recent press release about a federal audit finding $45.6 million in improper MaineCare autism payments from the state of Maine. As a retired physician, I can see from the details provided that the great majority of this so-called “fraud waste and abuse” comes down to simple documentation problems. […]

The struggles of the National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K. are frequently cited as a reason to oppose publicly funded universal health care in the U.S. Yes, there are wait times, but they are due to chronic underfunding. Per capita spending on health care in the U.K. is only 45% of that in the U.S. Despite the underfunding, […]

Maybe Dr. Oz, as administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, should concentrate on Medicare services rather than Medicaid when looking for fraud (“Gov. Mills, Dr. Oz spar over Maine Medicaid investigations,” Portland Press Herald, Feb. 10). I use Martin’s Point Health Care as my “Medicare Advantage” provider; I was appalled when […]

One of the greatest things about living in the United States of America has been the freedom to speak one’s mind without fear of being abducted, detained or otherwise treated as a security threat by government agents.  In Italy, the most skilled amateur athletes, from all over the world, have gathered to compete. Many of […]

I’m a former commercial fisherman, executive director of the Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce+Industry and director of transportation for Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit. In 2024, I ran for state Senate as an independent and committed to running a positive issue-based campaign. Unfortunately, a Republican PAC chose a different tactic and hijacked my campaign material […]

I’d like to thank Abbey Hamilton (“MAGA is antithetical to the teachings of Christ,” Feb. 5) for articulating so clearly what many of us feel about the rise of Christian nationalism and its wrongful and damaging portrayal of the principles of Christianity. That such a young person sees deeply into the meaning and significance of […]

The outcry against Donald Trump’s recent racist post of the Obamas was fitting, but what strikes me more is that the post is consistent with this administration’s policies and his history, and a deafening, similar outcry should greet his actions in this policy area — and many more policy areas. A few examples in the […]