Abortion bothers the pro-choice folks so much that they must soothe their language to ease into their anti-human intervention in the lives of unborn babies. “Reproductive autonomy,” as they call it, could refer to a whole range of indeterminate behaviors. Planned Parenthood is an abortion looking for a place to happen. It is neither planned […]

Although I bristle at the frequency with which Mainers resort to referendums on legislative matters that would be best handled by our elected representatives, the referendum is the perfect vehicle to allow the people of Maine to speak to explicitly enshrine reproductive autonomy in our state Constitution. I have watched with dismay as women’s rights […]

On Jan. 29, the Press Herald printed an article that highlighted the unwillingness of military men to disclose their bout with prostate cancer and highlighted the recent reluctance of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (“Defense secretary kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone”). Others in the military cited their fear of affecting their careers […]

Losses of memory and thinking are not inevitable in aging. It is possible to live to age 100 with a vigorous mind. That said, age is still a substantial risk factor. Alzheimer’s disease, for example, is known to develop silently over years. Brain health is top of mind for many aging adults and for good […]

I fell in love with the pristine beauty of Maine as a young girl in the 1960s. It was beautiful then and is still today, because we as Mainers have done so much to keep it that way. Now we can take one more step by supporting the Advanced Clean Cars II Standards. These standards […]

Steve Craig’s well-researched and objectively presented Press Herald article of Jan. 25 spotlighted the actions of mid-teens and their parents petitioning the local school board to fire their football coach (“Falmouth High football players sign petition seeking coach’s removal”). When schools and learning in general, including extra-curriculars, flourished under the banner of “in loco parentis,” […]

The Portland Museum of Art’s high-handed effort to defy the protection of 142 Free Street makes me wonder if such a historic preservation ordinance, had it been in place in 1961, would have saved the late and lamented Union Station from the wrecker’s ball. Possibly not, as the developer at that time may have won […]

A recent column claiming to unravel Secretary Bellows’ legalistic logic for keeping Trump off the Maine ballot was dubious (“The people are supposed to choose whom they please,” Jan. 23). Let’s look at some facts that undermine the argument. – First, Adam Clayton Powell was a Baptist pastor, representing Harlem in Congress, who nearly three […]