It was moving as President Biden with his wife, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs stood silently to honor the three Army reservists killed in a drone attack in Jordan, as they were brought home. We should remember that then-President Trump declined to attend a parallel ceremony at a World […]

It is past time for the Maine State Legislature to address the housing distress that our renters in Maine are facing with rising rents and the lack of affordable, safe housing. Rent relief would go a long way to relieve that distress. Many Mainers are not eligible for existing federal or state assistance programs, and […]

Medical debt is a main cause for personal bankruptcy. No one goes to the emergency room with a heart attack or acute appendicitis and calculates whether or not they can pay. Care is care. Health care institutions have the moral — and what we hope to make legal, via L.D. 1955 — obligation to assist […]

At night in bed, pre-sleep, when it’s just me and the Lord, I thank him for allowing me to grow up in a post-World War II middle class Lewiston, Maine, neighborhood that, to me, was taken right out of the pages of the Saturday Evening Post. Back when life was a lot simpler, peaceful and […]

In a Jan. 23 open letter, 210 U.S. Congresspeople from both parties accused South Africa of attempting to delegitimize Israel through its “grossly unfounded case, dismissing the legal action as a “meritless attraction,” per The Citizen. We are deeply disappointed that the House member from the Second District of Maine, Jared Golden, signed this letter. […]

“Dementia,” according to the Mayo Clinic, includes memory loss, problems finding words and reasoning, trouble with visual and spatial abilities, poor coordination and control of movements, confusion and disorientation, anxiety, agitation, inappropriate behavior and paranoia. Those who watch Donald Trump’s speeches will see signs of what I think is early dementia. He yells at judges […]

I support state Rep. Laurel Libby, my representative in House District 90. Laurel is a hardworking mother of five, a small business owner, and a nurse. She works hard for her constituents in Augusta. She understands the difficulties of raising a family in today’s economy, and the challenges they face in supplying essentials such as […]

Some say Donald Trump has lost some mental sharpness. This may be true in a few observable ways, but whatever rests upon his shoulders is still clever enough to deploy his multi-faceted formula in helping him regain the presidency. As a very important scene-setter, his defiant, hostile and alluring personality is perfectly suited for many […]

We appreciate the article in the Feb. 5 Sun Journal, “Supporting the dying: Death doulas are an emerging field.” We would like to clarify this sentence in the article, “… the care [death doulas] offer is more personal than what hospice provides.” Hospice is a long-standing and well-recognized service. All hospice staff and volunteers provide […]

It’s time to sit the federal House of Representatives down and tell them to stop the foolishness about impeachments and get busy doing the job its members are paid to do. If necessary, lock the doors, deny vacations or leaving early Thursdays, and get to work. They need to stay in their seats until they […]