In 2020, Maine’s Blue-Ribbon Commission determined that the annual shortfall in transportation infrastructure needs is $232 million. As that amount is compounded over a generation, Legislature after Legislature moved forward with a band-aid solution to fix our potholes and repair our bridges. That placed Maine at fourth worst in the United States for the condition […]

As a child of an alcoholic, I remember the pain my family endured while my father was actively drinking. I am proud to say he was able to obtain sobriety after years of hard work and with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. Having a beer is pleasant for many, and many do not become alcoholics […]

Gillian Graham’s July 4 article, “High court vacates part of damages paid to family of misdiagnosed man,” described a doctor working under an undeveloped understanding of Lyme disease. Forced to follow the CDC’s determination of test levels for Lyme, Dr. John Henson had little choice but to diagnose 25-year-old Peter Smith according to inaccurate interpretations […]