What do we need to get serious about the situation of the homeless in Portland? Money. Money for housing, money for substance abuse and mental health treatment, money for nonprofits that work with the homeless to locate housing and jobs. Also money to hire and train police to deal with the few hostile and predatory […]

As a resident physician training in anesthesiology, I am writing to bring attention to the bipartisan Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act (S. 2070/H.R. 3347). The bill in Congress aims to ensure that veterans have access to high-quality anesthesia care when using Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. I believe veterans in Maine have earned […]

I grew up in Portland in the 1950s and ’60s and loved skating in the winter and walking around during the other seasons, especially the fall. The Castle in Deering Oaks was an integral part of the landscape (“Queenie’s Castle in Deering Oaks closes permanently,” Aug. 5). A thought: In England, as you walk around […]

In response to a recent letter to the editor (We need to wake up, not be ‘woke’,” July 29), I am still not sure what the term “woke” means, only that it is a trigger word for many people. What I do know is that the letter seemed to be lacking detail regarding the writer’s […]

I was disappointed by a recent WGME story about abortion-related challenges to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a global health program that has saved 25 million lives; prevented millions of HIV infections; been integral in helping countries achieve HIV epidemic control; and strengthening global health security. PEPFAR isn’t a household name, and it […]

If everything that has been written about former President Donald Trump is a lie, how can anyone believe that, of hundreds of reporters covering these stories, some one of them wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to prove they were lies? A conspiracy to hide the truth would have to involve thousands of people. We all […]

I’m outraged that so many Republican candidates suggest that the judicial system is being weaponized against Donald Trump. They want Trump’s favor, minions hoping for a cushy job in an administration. They condone Trump’s attack on our country and his unethical acts. They weaken our democracy. They extend and perpetuate Trump’s lies in trying to […]

Following great activists of the past (Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others), progressives today promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Many organizations now teach these virtues. Many Republicans reject them. The signature issue in the presidential campaign of Ron De Santis is a crusade against DEI and the closely […]