I was extremely concerned when I read about the contentious school board meeting in Windham last week. Many adults showed up to attempt to force the banning of certain books from the school libraries. They claim that they are acting to protect children, without considering the harm that they inflict on kids like my trans […]

One of your readers asked me to write a letter explaining how cage-free eggs differ from free-range eggs, in response to a Feb. 18 letter, “Mainers should take action on cage-free eggs.” Cage-free hens are more humanely treated than battery-caged hens, who are not treated humanely at all. However, cage-free hens do not go outdoors; […]

The Rental Housing Alliance of Southern Maine (formerly Southern Maine Landlords Association) says that unlimited increases in rent for vacated units would allow landlords to voluntarily keep rent low for existing tenants. However, Portland has two kinds of landlords: small ones with few units, who don’t charge more than they must, and property management firms, […]

So I woke up earlier this week to learn my favorite cartoon character was a racist? Oh! I see. It was not the character who was a racist, but the guy who created the character who was the racist. That’s so confusing. Time to Sally Forth and have some Peanuts! Chris Queally Scarborough

It is high time to stop making excuses for those who put others in harm’s way by refusing to accept responsibility and obey the law. There is a proposal in the Legislature to substantially increase the fines for distracted driving. I understand there are always two sides to any issue, but I recently heard the […]

I recently read that Rep. Vicki Doudera is proposing a bill to include outdoor cats in an animal trespass law in order to protect the bird population. Cats are such easy targets. Rep. Doudera is a member of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, so she above all should know that birds are victims, mostly, […]

Kudos to the Maine Legislature for its efforts to expand career and technical education to middle schools. L.D. 33, a bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk, would allocate funding for existing career and technical education centers to provide programs for our middle school students. Earlier legislation set up pilot programs to test the need […]

I was deeply disturbed by a front-page article of Feb. 25 (“Kennebunk doctor had history of writing life-threatening opioid prescriptions, new documents say”). I am a physician with no knowledge of the particulars in the case against Dr. Merideth Norris. That being said, treating patients with opiate use disorder is a demanding and emotionally stressful […]