Anyone who cares about public health, sanitation and clean water should (along with their children, grandkids and our elected officials) see the award-winning documentary “UnlessSomething Goes Terribly Wrong.” The film follows the employees of Portland’s wastewater treatment plant. These workers are doing phenomenal work with limited means to keep our environment clean. They are also […]
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No more octogenarian senators for Maine, please | Letter
I loved my grandparents. I appreciate the wisdom of experience. However, the challenges of municipal, state and federal government often require vigor and perseverance. The voters in the state of Maine gave Angus King an additional Senate term when he was 80 years old. If he completes his term, he will be 86 and still […]
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Why Joe Baldacci should not run for Congress | Letter
I was a registered nurse and a certified nurse-midwife for decades at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. I am very familiar with the work issues that have led to nursing burnout and exhaustion from chronic overwork as described by nurses everywhere. When I saw LD 1639 introduced in the Maine Legislature in 2023, I […]
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Waiting to see what I’ll miss next | Letter
After nearly eight decades of life, I have to wonder what I will miss next. My two cars no longer have keys in order to start. My television doesn’t need an antenna or a cable to have hundreds of channels for me to watch. Now the government has done away with pennies. What would President […]
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Reusable packaging is the solution to growing plastic waste problems | Letter
Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ours — harming marine ecosystems and leading to microplastics in our seafood. The bulk of single-use plastic products are associated with food service. Using reusable packaging instead of disposable packaging is both financially and environmentally responsible. Now is the time for Maine to […]
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Profits triumph over people when it comes to health care reform | Letter
In his Dec. 24 letter, Dr. Paul Cain, ex-president of the Maine Medical Association (MMA), tells us that a poll of said association members favors a health care system that provides “universal coverage.” Well said. Me too. I wish Dr. Cain had gone a step further and explained to readers that the “big boys” at […]
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Maine needs to get tough on health insurance companies | Letter
I read Dr. Jeffrey Barkin’s thoughtful proposal for holding insurance companies accountable, by banning them from reentering the Maine health care market for 20 years if they fail to meet certain standards (“Health insurance companies should pay a price for abandoning Maine,” Dec. 14). The goal is to protect against companies abandoning and reentering the […]
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Just knowing is bad enough when it comes to Trump and Epstein | Letter
I find it disturbing that congressional Democrats and most of the media are focused on finding a “smoking gun” proving that President Trump personally participated in the sexual abuse of underage girls — as if his long association with Jeffrey Epstein weren’t damning enough on its own. Their focus on direct involvement risks missing a […]
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Hoping for the return of ‘Society Notebook’ | Letter
When will “Society Notebook” return? It was very entertaining. Buell Heminway Phippsburg
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Grateful for big life lessons from ‘Big Nate’ | Letter
On the Dec. 14 Maine Sunday Telegram Comics page, “Big Nate” was more than cute and amusing. Its creator, Lincoln Peirce, conveyed a profound theological truth, simply and concisely (just what we want in a good comic strip). I often get some of my sermon materials from the comic strips, but this particular strip was a […]