I live in Kennebunk, where Hannaford is the only supermarket show in town. We all appreciate they have made significant changes to avoid transmission of COVID-19, including efforts to maintain distancing and creating hours for seniors, to name just a few. There is, however, one glaring deficiency: Employees are not required to wear masks and […]

As I drove up Route 1, a sign flashed, “We got this, Scarborough.” We do. While the fight is not over, victory is around the corner. Thanks to competent and caring Center for Disease Control and Prevention officials, heroic health care workers, governors and good people everywhere, we are winning this fight. Social distancing is […]

I’m writing this letter because I am pleading with the groups using Maine’s outdoor recreation areas, particularly the Back Cove, to please be more conscientious in practicing social distancing. Many of Portland’s trails support appropriate social distancing if, and only if, you accommodate others, whether that’s as someone approaches in the opposite direction, or for […]

I understand that the drawing this year for moose permits will be online only, as those in charge feel that would be prudent. Many unusual restrictions on gatherings and other freedoms have been decreed by the authorities in these troubled times. It would seem to me that, given that line of reasoning, it would only […]

The system doesn’t need to be fixed – it needs to be changed completely. Our health care system is vastly underprepared for this crisis, and government assistance has been far from adequate. The response to such atrocities is often to say that “the system is broken.” But the problem isn’t a broken system – it’s […]

Susan Collins has signally failed to represent the interests of average Mainers. I was there when she told the Press Herald Editorial Board in 1994, “I think we should listen to the voters.” It’s been a long time since that was her priority. But who should replace her? The Democratic Party leadership in D.C. has […]

In this perilous pandemic era, we need to listen to intelligent voices. This clearly excludes President Trump, who spouts dangerous nonsense on a daily basis. Instead, we need to listen to scientists, medical experts and others who actually know what they’re talking about. Some of these experts are bringing up an obvious corollary to COVID-19: […]