While the United States is facing considerable congressional changes in terms of boundaries for noncitizens, at what point do we consider the policies an overstep?  The report by Emily Allen published on Sept. 8, regarding the arrest of a potentially illegally migrated individual at Papoose Pond, reveals more about the enforcement of Immigration and Customs […]

If I may be so bold in exercising my free speech rights in my letter today, the following issues speak to truths that concern me. Claire GravelLewiston

Before we swallow the CDC’s new recommendations for vaccinating children no earlier than age 4, we should demand the data. How many moms who either must or choose to work will now have to worry that their toddlers will come home with these utterly preventable childhood diseases? Will these children suffer long-term effects? How are […]

Teaching math, my students and I were always looking for patterns. Patterns can help predict. Patterns offer efficiency and accuracy. Patterns can be a scaffolding to a new understanding. When the Annunciation School students were shot in church, the mayor was criticized for his response. When Charlie Kirk was shot, we are being criticized and harmed […]

I’m a political junkie.  If the only election in Maine was for a dogcatcher in a hamlet I never heard of, I’d follow the coverage as if it were a congressional race. I appreciate the fervor demonstrated by Mr. Gary Anderson in his support of Graham Platner (“We need to make sure Graham Platner goes […]

Really? Flags at half-staff to honor Charlie Kirk? This is the young man who openly and passionately supported Donald Trump and his movement to destroy American democracy, and who gained wealth and power while doing so.  This is the young man who has advocated so strongly for supporting a president who ultimately will be responsible for […]

I write on behalf of a group of Maine health care workers and allies who have joined the People’s Hunger Strike (peopleshungerstrike.org) for Gaza. Israel continues to starve children to death in Gaza and famine spreads under the rain of U.S.-made bombs.  In the United States, we in health care often struggle to figure out […]

For over 40 years, HEAP has helped homeowners and renters pay heating costs. In a state like Maine, heating homes is a life-or-death matter. In 2024, the HEAP program served 52,210 households statewide — our families, neighbors, co-workers and friends.     The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a locally led program and the backbone of […]

I was absolutely stunned by a recent letter to the editor (“Poor planning made a bad situation worse,” Aug. 28) that seemed to treat the tragic death of Erin Hayne as little more than a nuisance to someone’s commute. The writer, concerned only with being inconvenienced by the closure of Route 302, had the audacity […]