As I watch the president’s speech, I find myself wondering: why do we, as a nation, continue to let lies go unchecked? I know that fact-checkers scrutinize his speeches, but in today’s polarized climate, that hardly matters. Networks that challenge Trump are dismissed as partisan, deepening our political divide. But regardless of political affiliation, we […]

I’m writing about the March 9 Maine Sunday Telegram report on the loss of local cobblers. We used to count on these shops for repairing our shoes. As a Heels, I’m particularly disappointed about the decline of these shoe shops. I used to go into a shop to have the heels on my shoes replaced […]

Thursday’s Feb. 27 Press Herald front page featured a photo of state Rep. Elizabeth Caruso, R-Caratunk, announcing a bill she’s sponsoring on school-age transgender athletes. Rep. Caruso, at a podium indicating the location is the State House, is surrounded by minor girls, several apparently under age 10. Debate on this bill rightly belongs as an […]

As a housing and resource navigator for people experiencing eviction, I see firsthand the effects of the housing crisis on everyday people. Finding affordable housing is increasingly difficult. Even after finding available apartment listings, landlords are not always easy to reach. Sometimes, the contact information for a landlord is no longer current. This creates a […]

Gleeful cruelty is the despicable scene being played out as Trump and his minions pursue their DOGE initiative. Their purpose claim of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse is undermined by their indiscriminate and illogical actions: • Providing lifesaving food and medical care to starving children and families around the world is not waste. • […]

I am responding to a recent letter saying that Maine must protect female athletes by banning transgender women from competition. Many trans women are on hormone therapy, which negates some of the biological advantage they may have. Some trans women participate in a sport that they love but where they might not have that much […]

In the March 9 Maine Sunday Telegram, Charles Todorich gave us an adequate summation of Joshua Chamberlain’s feats on Little Round Top. But in his efforts to equate and distinguish choices made by Chamberlain and Gov. Janet Mills, regarding which “hill to die on,” he stretches his metaphor to the point of incomprehensibility. Janet Mills […]

Under the Feb. 25, 2025 opinion page headline “Maine needs to find a way to preserve health care,” Mary Capobianco listed problems she has experienced personally or identified in Maine’s health care system, including shortage of equipment and technicians, scheduling and reporting delays, hospital and birthing center closures, shrinking numbers of OB/GYN doctors, threatened reductions […]