The number of infections and deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to increase in Maine. Following the lead of other governors, Dr. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, former officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps for 8 years, and now serving as the governor of Virginia since 2018, also declared a stay-at-home order, which […]

We are all, essentially, being put on house arrest without due process. I say this because we are all being threatened with fines and jail time. Some marvel at China’s efficiency. Is that a government people here would like to live under? Men and women fought in World War II to protect the U.S. Constitution […]

“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy Perhaps, this is a time to apply this quote. What can each of us do to help in this crisis? When listening to the news, I heard many organizations and agencies asking the […]

Sometime this month most of us taxpaying adults will be receiving a $1,200 check from our Uncle Sam. For some, this will be a much-needed lifeline for food, shelter and other necessities. For others, it may provide a cushion of comfort during this troubled time. Depending on one’s particular comfort level, I strongly urge all […]

Many of President Trump’s comments about coronavirus, such as, “One day it’s like a miracle — it will disappear” are false. He waited months too long to take action to fight COVID-19 and Americans who believe his “it’s under control” may become infected if they don’t take this disease seriously. COVID-19 is worse than ordinary […]

Left-wing Democrats seem obsessed with the idea that warming climates around the Earth constitute an “existential threat” to human life as we now know it. Both leading Democrat candidates for president of the United States have pledged to stop oil, gas and coal development dead in their tracks. This agenda, if it comes to pass, […]

The American public is being told “don’t buy face masks,” “they do not help” and “fidgeting with the mask can actually increase spread of coronavirus,” with concluding statements by the surgeon general that masks “are not effective in protecting the general population from catching coronavirus.” Yet every picture I see of Chinese or South Koreans, […]

As a member of the Androscoggin County Commission and one who voted for the county’s new flag design, I felt it necessary to respond to David Martucci’s guest column (March 22). Martucci writes that the adopted design “unfortunately” perpetuates a myth about a cougar being on the county seal. Now, I have been living in […]

I was very disappointed when I first learned that the Auburn Public Library was closing to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Then I learned that library staff had come up with an effective plan to maintain lending services safely in a very limited and practical manner that did not include person-to-person physical contact. […]

Just finished reading Mark LaFlamme’s article about Mrs. Sun Spots (March 22). The column is an amazing source of all kinds of information. What is so enjoyable for some of us “elders” is that Sun Spots offers advice and information on an array of topics, thus sparing us “non-technical” types the hardship and effort of […]