Every morning, I read the newspaper with my coffee. And, every morning I am shocked at what President Trump and his appointees are doing, especially the way that they marginalize certain groups of people. My father was a front surgeon during World War II. His unit liberated Dachau. He didn’t tell me about this until […]

As a practicing physician for over 35 years, there are some values I hold dear. I value affordable and accessible health care for all people regardless of color, race, gender, age, geography, income, education, politics or other differentiation. I have seen much suffering, illness and premature death in my career due to lack of resources […]

Family planning care allows people to make the reproductive health care choices that are right for them. In my early 20s, I was working a very low-paying job and needed a colposcopy after an abnormal pap smear. I was scared and broke, but I was able to access timely, affordable and compassionate care through Planned […]

Reading the March 30 front-page article made me cry. Where is our empathy for other people who are affected by President Trump’s policies? Perhaps those interviewed and quoted don’t realize that the elimination of the Department of Education, adjusting taxes (only down for the wealthy) and cuts to government services (try to call the Social […]

I was very disappointed to see Steve Meyers’ March 30 editorial page cartoon regarding Gov. Mills. The cartoon insulted many of the citizens of Maine, as well as poking fun at Mainers who have faced educational challenges. The cartoon did nothing to clarify legitimate concerns and certainly did not contribute to the creation of a […]

I copied the following sentence from your March 30 editorial (“Our View: Counterproductive to ‘explore’ people’s veto of Maine state budget”). “This is no time for experimental power games.” Speaking of power games, what about the Maine Democrats passing their inflated budget without the two-thirds consensus called out for in the state constitution? That’s not […]

Democrats in Maine have presented bills raising the top rates on income tax and capital gains to 11% on high earners. As history shows, this will make our state even poorer. Decades ago, Maine, New Hampshire and Utah had comparably average household incomes and tax structures. Those average income numbers and tax structures have seen […]