If one’s medical bills are shockingly high, it’s not the hospital’s fault. Rather, it is the fault of private insurers, which are investor-owned and committed to showing those investors a good return. Hence, a continuing policy of refusing to pay hospitals for any reason they can. At a hospital where I once worked, claims were […]

On July 13, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey sent a letter to U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, voicing concerns that passage of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act would “eliminate every state’s ability to adjust to novel and unanticipated threats to consume privacy in an ever-changing internet ecosystem.” This concern […]

Paul LePage has put Maine into the national headlines again, for all the wrong reasons. The national media picked up on his threat to “deck” a Democratic Party staffer, who was filming an event, on Aug. 14. An article last week on HuffingtonPost.com about the incident reminded readers that LePage was once dubbed “America’s Craziest […]

I’m writing to thank Sen. Angus King, Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Jared Golden for voting in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill is a great achievement, and to date, it’s the biggest investment made by the United States to fight climate change. With the Inflation Reduction Act, we’ll get many needed changes, […]

Why hasn’t Gov. Mills declared a state of emergency on the water drought? Wells are running dry. Farmers don’t have feed and water. Farms need water for their crops. Marcia Deal Kittery

Once again, Sen. Susan Collins failed to represent the majority of Maine citizens. Her refusal to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which promises, among other things, to substantially boost financial support for limiting the effects of climate warming, shows a total disregard toward her constituents. Putting her party before what most Mainers actively support, […]

The script needs to change. There is no shortage of teachers. There is a shortage of teachers who can meet the demands of the profession. There are hundreds, thousands of former teachers in our districts and states, millions in the country. I am one of them. I have over 20 years experience, deep in the […]