Saul Anuzis’ op-ed (“Congress has surrendered America’s war on cancer,” Jan. 23), is offensive to me as a cancer patient. His claims that drug pricing reforms in the Build Back Better Act would gut important cancer research are dangerous fear-mongering and are just not true. As a cancer patient, President Biden’s promise to cure cancer […]

My son has a book — “At One: In a Place Called Maine” — that is described as a love letter to Maine, depicting experiences that author Lynn Plourde has encountered across the state. It takes readers to a backyard with fawns, up Mount Katahdin, cross country skiing, and camping. If people haven’t had a […]

I may be too critical of Coach Bill Belichick, but I saw a Patriots team that didn’t want to be in Buffalo on Jan. 15, and it showed. The Patriots underutilized two free agent tight ends all year, and traded their best player in the beginning of the season. The Pats are far from capturing […]

I was impressed with the bills Rep. Laurel Libby presented last year, especially the one (LD 1139) asking to allow one family advocate to be able to visit, care for, and advocate for a family’s loved ones in the extended care facilities during the COVID outbreak. We need her back in 2022 supporting Maine families. […]

In a letter Jan. 15 (“President Biden ‘is not for Americans’“), Tom Hart called President Biden a liar and a thief. What lies? What did he steal? That fits the Trump pattern of calling people names (“low IQ!”) without evidence. Fox News and dark corners of the internet are to blame for such extremist propaganda […]

The front page story Jan. 23 regarding the “forever chemicals” in the PFAS/PFOA family was interesting, but deficient in one important way. It failed to mention the fact that a public hearing was held Jan. 24 at the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature to discuss LD 1911. LD 1911 is a […]

Rep. Laurel Libby is an upbeat, determined woman. Whenever I see her, she is smiling and has kind things to say. She’s a wife, mom, daughter, sister, nurse, business owner and, for the past year, our state representative. I also call her friend.I have never seen anyone who works as hard as Laurel does. She […]

Recent polling shows a large proportion of the American people — Republicans, Democrats and independents — have no trust in our political system and its democracy. Whose fault is that? Politicians are quick to blame white supremacy, extremism, racism, Christians, pro life or just us the people. But who really is to blame? It is […]

I would like to ask Lewiston residents to support and send Peggy Rotundo back to Augusta as state senator this fall. I have known Peggy for close to 30 years and was fortunate to serve with her on the school committee in Lewiston. Peggy is a person who brings people together and listens to them. […]

“Chicken Little” is squawking on the evening news about food shortages, saying the shelves are empty. People can relax; we are not going to starve if they can’t find their favorite food. They need to stop whining, and choose something else. We are a generation of children and adults who are used to instant gratification: […]