Kudos to Auburn Planning Board member Riley Bergeron and the current Auburn City Council for listening to the hundreds of citizens who both put up signs and signed petitions that protested against the proposed housing development between Gracelawn Road and Lake Auburn. It now seems that the developer of the project has come to the […]

Lewiston Public Library is dealing with years of understaffing and budget inadequacy. Even when all positions are filled, the idea that they are “fully staffed” is an illusion. Part-time employees, who are kept under a specific amount of hours so that they can be paid lower than union rates, are holding the staffing schedule together. […]

The Lewiston Public Library is a vital resource to our community, but in order to cultivate and grow its mission and its impact, the city must keep the needs of library staff and patrons at the forefront of its decisions. The people of Lewiston and the dedicated library staff who serve them deserve to feel […]

Medical bills from Maine hospitals are confusing, opaque, and sometimes carry arbitrary and hidden costs — including a common surcharge that hospitals call a “facility fee,” charging hundreds of dollars simply for getting treatment in a hospital. A 2022 Portland Press Herald in-depth journalistic investigation exposed a byzantine system of medical billing oftentimes inuring insurance […]

Watching the horrendous ignorance and disrespect on college campuses has rightfully been called “disgusting.” Your op-ed from Michael Peters (“Jewish people deserve to be celebrated,” April 24) was right on the money, and everyone should read it and think about it. It has been reported that President Biden is thinking about bringing Palestinians who may […]

I’m confused over the numerous debates as to when human life in the womb can be saved or sacrificed. Some advocates project that abortions are legal after a certain number of weeks or months of pregnancy, or, as in Maine, as late as the hour of birth. When my children were little and “helped” me […]

I am a huge fan of Rep. Laurel Libby. She is abundantly endowed with the three Cs: Common sense, Courage, and a Constitutional mindset. In an age where we see laws having “unintended consequences” (usually negative), she looks at the underlying principles. She isn’t eager to get a result if it would benefit us only […]

Small rural hospitals, clinics and health care providers face steep challenges in U.S. health care, including staffing shortages and financial strain largely caused by complicated payment systems that don’t meet unique needs. This is aggravated by the fact that rural counties, in which two-thirds of Maine folks live, tend to have higher rates of economic […]

As a Jew born and raised, I appreciate the praise offered by Michael Peters’ guest column (“Jewish people deserve to be celebrated: Judeo-Christian teachings built America,” April 24). However, Mr. Peters seems to believe that in the 1950s and ’60s (and earlier) there was little if any antisemitism in this country. That is not true. […]

I write in response to Glenn Chateauvert’s highly inaccurate letter (“In Biden vs. Trump, these numbers matter,” April 25). Here are the actual facts concerning the Donald Trump economy and the Joe Biden economy. President Biden has over 15 million in job growth; 3.6 million in the past 15 months. His average gross domestic product […]