Climate Adaptation Facts, a symposium exploring the impact of climate change on mid-Maine, will be held from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield.

FIVE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOODS in Colorado, record cold temperatures in Florida, a heat wave in Alaska, sustained drought in Oklahoma and double the normal precipitation for September in Maine. Are these weather extremes related and what does this mean for us here in central Maine?

THOSE WHO WORK to protect Maine ought to feel safe and ought to be equipped to do their jobs.

THE BEST EXPLANATION of the U.S. government shutdown points to two factors. The first involves information, or what people think they know. The second involves incentives, or what motivates our elected representatives.

PAUL CAME TO the clinic because he was feeling depressed. As the first physician to see him, I opened a new file in our electronic health record system.

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS has built a reputation in Washington for independence and integrity and for working hard to achieve consensus on the vital issues of the day. It is not surprising, therefore, that she opposes the government shutdown and fully understands its dire consequences.

EVER GET THE FEELING this country is going to hell in a hand basket? I’m not just talking about Congress, either.

THE OBAMACARE/SHUTDOWN battle has spawned myriad myths. The most egregious concern the substance of the fight, the identity of the perpetrators and the origins of the current eruption.

YOU CAN WALK into Dr. Michael A. Ciampi’s South Portland office with your medical insurance policy in hand, but you might as well be holding a blank sheet of paper.