As a retired middle school administrator and a veteran of more than 30 years, working with adolescents, I watched the Feb. 21 interaction between our president of the United States and our governor, Janet Mills, with a mix of nostalgia and shock. Nostalgia because I truly enjoyed working with these young adolescents as they struggled […]

Longtime subscriber here. I love my newspaper but I like having a local, independent newspaper written by local journalists more, and so I understand the changes the Maine Trust is making. But while they’re looking at things, here’s something I’ve noticed: in the “Today’s Birthdays” section on Page 2, at the bottom of the “Today’s […]

I applaud Madolyn Roy for her initiative and well-written argument in favor of lowering the voting age for Maine’s state and local elections (“Lower the voting age for the good of Maine”). However, her suggestion that science supports her argument does not appear to me to be correct. Ms. Roy mentions unspecified studies describing “cold” […]

As a Maine hospitality industry food service professional tasked with procurement of roughly 130,000 shell eggs this coming season, I am worried about two things: Will there be an adequate supply available from my sole vendor to accommodate our guests? And, how can I react to egg prices and other staples, with some egg prices […]

It’s pretty sad when the president of a free country is betraying Ukraine, a country fighting for freedom. The president is defending a country that is an enemy of freedom, as seen in the imprisonment and killing of its political opponents and desire to expand its territory. The president is also betraying our European allies, […]

Americans deserve every assurance that candidates seeking or holding a position within the executive branches of our government possess the necessary health to carry out the leadership demands expected of the most powerful positions in global politics. Prospective candidates, as well as sitting office-holders, must, going forward, be administered independent, comprehensive health exams that ensure […]

The Portland Museum of Art’s (PMA) recent showing of a film that was part of the Jewish Film Festival (JFF) reminded me of how fortunate we are to have these two wonderful resources available to us. The JFF brings us films that we might otherwise not even know about and the PMA auditorium was a […]

Be careful about the “consent to treat” forms, from letters.

The appeal was heard 500 days ago, from letters.