In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to Sen. Susan Collins for her leadership in championing the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). This vital program funds type 1 diabetes (T1D) research at the National Institutes of Health and is currently funded at $160 million annually. However, […]

Remember raising our kids with the intent of hoping that they make good decisions in life and that respect for one another as they mature and go out into the world will be a foundation of their character? I remember that when mistakes and bad judgement were exhibited (as kids certainly will do), I used […]

President-elect Trump calls global warming “a hoax” and promises to “drill, baby, drill,” in support of the oil and gas industry. But wait a minute. Exxon-Mobil’s CEO urged him not to take the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord with its promises to reduce carbon emissions because Exxon is also involved in a variety […]

On Nov. 14, Sen. Susan Collins announced that she intends to run again for the Senate when her term ends in two years. Good. That will give us two years to decide if we want to send her back or to find another good Mainer, one with principles, to be our senator. In my 28 […]

Like many people, I have been reflecting on the presidential election. The campaigns seemed to bring out the worst in us. We were flooded with attack ads telling us why we couldn’t trust one candidate or another. Trump was particularly negative, playing to our fears and prejudices, spreading lies and painting a picture of America […]

Credentialing is important. In my profession, when applying for a medical license or hospital privileges, a thorough background check is routinely performed. This is essential to protect the public from practitioners who are unfit to practice. On the applications there is a question: “Have you resigned from an institution while under investigation?” If the answer […]

So, a former lawyer from Maine thinks we’re a bunch of hicks who try to subvert democracy (“Letter: Maine’s laughable attempts to ‘save’ democracy,” Nov. 15). It’s what we do when faced with a candidate who promises to fight the enemy within (i.e., Democrats). There’s never been a time when filling a cabinet created so […]

Gloria Burnell’s letter of Nov. 11, “Abortion account fell short,” is profoundly inaccurate. Ms. Burnell writes “… abortion had always been illegal.” The history of the United States, however, belies that. Historian Leslie Reagan, who has written authoritatively about the subject, points out that abortion was openly a part of life in the 19th century. […]