Amjambo Africa is a 40-page tabloid newspaper, published monthly in seven languages that predominate in various parts of Africa. It is an insert in the Maine Sunday Telegram. Published by Georges Budagu Makoko with the help of several corporate sponsors, it has been around for several years. Its reach, today, is beyond African communities and […]

The rising cost of food has been on everyone’s mind. As we grapple with this, we must also consider the working conditions of those who bring us the dairy products we enjoy. Maine has a vibrant farming community, including hardworking migrant dairy farmworkers. The farmworker organization Migrant Justice is calling on Maine’s Hannaford Supermarkets to […]

I am a 100 percent disabled veteran with a spinal cord injury. I have been going to the Togus Veterans Affairs hospital for over 20 years for my health care. My treatments have included physical therapy, strength training and swimming. Since the pandemic started, the VA has closed and drained the swimming pool and locked […]

I am fascinated by the current number of laws currently being passed in a number of states that deal with the subject of abortion. It would appear that all the pregnancies involved were immaculate conceptions. There is never any mention of the males who brought about these pregnancies. Is it male egos? The legislators refer […]

Re: Columnist Bill Nemitz’s fondness for the Ukrainian flag as the “beacon to defenders of democracy the world over” (in the words of the April 21 online edition‘s secondary headline): I have spent most of my 75 years believing this was the purpose of the red, white and blue. Michael Smith Wells

A movement called No Mow May has begun to take hold in the United States. Started in the United Kingdom, it’s aimed at helping the declining bee population. Native bees and other pollinators have scant food sources as they come out of hibernation in early spring. No Mow May advocates not mowing lawns in May […]

Re: “Doctor suspended for COVID-19 exemptions testifies about letters, faces sanctions” (April 18): It is a sad reflection on the medical profession’s self-regulation that Dr. Paul Gosselin has been allowed to continue seeing patients after multiple examples of medical misconduct. However, I am writing because of the description in that article of osteopathic training. I […]

Put down the rake and refold your paper leaf bags because it is too early to clean up your garden! Many property owners do not realize that beneficial insects and bees spend the winter sheltering in the debris left behind in the fall; the fallen leaves and leftover stalks provide a safe shelter for the […]