Twenty years ago, I and other military and intelligence personnel did everything we could to turn our government’s attention from Iraq to refocus it on extremist groups growing in the Middle East. Unlike Iraq, which was contained and could be easily targeted for punishment should it step out of line, those groups could operate globally […]

On March 3, Mainer voters will have the option of retaining or repealing PL 154, which was signed into law last May, to eliminate non-medical exemptions to immunization requirements for school attendance and for health care workers. As a physician and community member, I urge everyone to vote “no” on this referendum in order to […]

I don’t know about other people but I believe in premonitions. On Thursday, Jan. 30, I had a dream that I was in an accident. I was so shaken that I woke up relieved that it was only a dream. On Friday, Jan. 31, on my way home from work, I was in an accident. […]

This is in response to a letter from Richard Grover (Jan. 28) in which he wrote, “Don’t mess with the Constitution.” Leave the Constitution alone? That means women don’t vote; humans can be bought and sold; and, oh-oh, no Second Amendment. Also, dump the Electoral College — it was devised to help the southern states […]

In his guest column (Jan. 26), Roger Brainerd made a strong case that options are needed in Maine public schools. However, charter schools are not the only way to provide options. An alternative approach is to provide choices within the public school system. For many years, the Anchorage (Alaska) School District has had an array […]

The New England Clean Energy Connect project has cleared the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and needs approval from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and other environmental regulators that would protect the environment and the residents of Maine. If the power line is not approved and built, the state of Maine and five other […]

As a member of the Lewiston School Committee, nothing is more important to me than keeping our students healthy and safe. That’s why I plan to vote “no” on Question 1, and strongly urge my constituents to do the same. Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements in human history. Through vaccination efforts, we have […]

It is crucial that Maine voters, regardless of party affiliation, go to the polls on March 3 and vote “no” on Question 1. This veto is an attempt by fearmongering and ignorant anti-vaccine proponents to overturn the new law which limits vaccine exemptions for Maine students to those that are medically necessary. The tactics of […]

There is a double miscarriage of justice in the making. The first has to do with the president himself. He has, on many occasions, put his nose in where it didn’t belong, period. There are three branches of government but, according to President Trump, his is the only one. To ignore Trump’s ongoing transgressions is […]

LD 1492, “An Act to Reform Drug Sentencing Laws,” is a bill that was recently introduced into the state of Maine Legislature. I think it is imperative that people are aware of the benefits this bill will bring to Maine. In summary, the bill will create a more expansive approach to substance abuse disorder by […]