Re: The front-page May 9 Maine Sunday Telegram article “Maine has glaring race disparity in care during pregnancies”: Fifty years ago, I did my Bates thesis on essentially this subject, focusing on the high infant mortality of Blacks versus whites. I posited that this was because of the high cost of health care, and the […]

There are a flurry of election-related bills making their way (or not) through the Maine Legislature. Some of them aim to suppress voters’ rights and access, while others look to write into law the best practices learned from last year’s election cycle. In 2020, a number of new procedures and helpful tools were implemented to […]

As a woman in Maine, I am concerned about L.D. 1225, An Act to Provide Dignity for Fetal Remains by Requiring their Interment or Cremation. The bill requires the final disposition resulting from abortion, miscarriage or fetal death, regardless of gestation age, through cremation or interment. It threatens a woman’s right to choice under the […]

Sen. Susan Collins recently questioned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for issuing “confusing, conflicting guidance” when it comes to the issuance of COVID guidelines. In light of the recent misleading information the agency put out about the outdoor transmission rate, I couldn’t agree more with her concern. The CDC recently released a […]

The best news out of the decision to create a commission to re-examine, and perhaps amend, the city’s charter is that Cheryl Leeman is stepping forward to once again lend her leadership, guidance and experience to this undertaking. Cheryl has served multiple terms on our school committee and City Council and as mayor. Her cordial […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a good reminder to take some time to check in with your loved ones – and yourself – and reach out for help if you need it. Our lives have been consumed by the coronavirus pandemic for over a year, and the stresses related to the pandemic have […]

Just a note to say what a great job the city of Portland has done with their flower planting.  They have done this for years. The flowers, mostly tulips, look beautiful. Way to go, Portland! Ed Reagan Portland

Zak Harding’s May 13 letter to the editor (“Lift COVID rules for Maine kids,” Page A10) is factually incorrect. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that children carry COVID viral loads in their noses and throats in amounts similar to adults and can spread SARS-COV-2 to others. (See the page headed “Information […]