For the last decade, the national Farm to School grant program has helped connect so many students in our state, and around the country, with freshly-grown local produce. The program is a win-win both for farmers, who are able to sell directly to local school districts, and for children who have access to nutritious whole […]

Maine in 2017 had the sixth-highest rate of tobacco-related cancer cases in the U.S., and the 11th highest rate of tobacco-related deaths nationwide. The tobacco industry has been preying on our kids, communities of color, the LGBTQ community, rural communities, and lower income humans for generations. The adult tobacco use rates in Maine are higher […]

The Auburn Conservation Commission would like to send a huge shout-out of thanks to the more than 40 people who showed up April 24 to help clean up parks and neighborhoods in Auburn. They gave several hours on a beautiful morning to help this community shine. They rolled up their sleeves, wrangled their pickers, thrashed […]

I assume or hope most of us are tired of the police being criticized no matter what they do or don’t do. Those who want the police defunded or eliminated should maybe move somewhere that has no law enforcement, and see how that works for them. And who will they call whenever they need what […]

I saw a sign that said “Has anyone thought to unplug America and plug it back in?” Since Trump lost the election our Republican friends have become unhinged. They’ve forgotten America’s Constitution gives people the right to assemble in protest. Some states are changing laws to take away that First Amendment right. North Dakota, North […]

I write in rebuttal to Cal Thomas’ April 25 column, “The Chauvin verdict.” Thomas agreed the evidence amassed against Derek Chauvin proved him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. However, that seemed to trouble him. Because he reverses field, and suggests demonstrations, riots, and looting influenced the jury, media, and public opinion. That assertion contains enough […]

Rep. Josh Morris (R-Turner) recently wrote a confusing and misleading letter to the editor (“PRO Act not good for small businesses,” April 17) about the PRO Act, federal legislation that would allow workers to form unions free from employer harassment, intimidation and coercion. Rep. Morris erroneously claimed that the bill will somehow “give workers less of […]

The recent passing of Thomas E. Delahanty II, former Superior Court Chief Justice and U.S. Attorney, brought to mind more details of his support to local and state athletics. While he frequently would humorously discuss his football career as a Lewiston High School Blue Devil, his greatest gift to Twin City sports was his involvement […]

I write in response to Nancy Leeman (“Being white doesn’t always mean privilege,” April 9). I sympathize with her story of a difficult and abusive childhood — how couldn’t I? Hearing the term “white privilege” can feel like an attack. I know that; I am a white person who has bristled at it in the […]

Recently, I woke up in the morning with reduced hearing in one ear. I am a retired ENT physician, and I immediately suspected the diagnosis: sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss, a very common disease. If people live to 80 years of age, they have an almost 1% chance of suffering from it. But almost nobody […]