Opinion

6 years ago

Looking toward lower drug prices

Rising drug prices are hitting Mainers hard. My constituents tell me regularly that they are struggling to afford their prescriptions at the pharmacy.

6 years ago

Work ethic needs polishing

It’s time to come clean and let everyone in on my secret past. I hail from a long line of — wait for it — people who work.

6 years ago

DNA: to share or not to share?

In my last column I wrote that DNA testing has become common and prices have dropped in the last decade, making the tests affordable for everyone. But before testing know there are issues involved in the process.  

6 years ago

An extinction revolution

I can only talk about this personally, because it’s about my part or lack of participation.

6 years ago

Natives made use of natural resources

There is a new display in the Nylander Museum of Natural History that is different from all the rest. It’s full of Native American artifacts, many local, some from far away, and tells the unique history of how indigenous people made use of the environment around them to survive.

6 years ago

Freedom is our own to use

“We’ll pay you with your freedom.” “I have my freedom. You mean you’ll pay me with my liberty.” 

6 years ago

Airline charge hike would hit County passengers unfairly

Our nation’s airports are rolling in cash. They took in nearly $30 billion in revenue last year, which represents a bump of 47 percent per passenger since the year 2000, and the number of passengers at many airports is way up.

6 years ago

A neighbor gone too soon

Those dear moments of the mind. We call them memories. They haunt our daily rituals and unexpected corners. In the end they give strength and solace with a brief tug to times gone by. 

6 years ago

A newfound appreciation for craftsmen

I have never been described as the most handy of people when it comes to building things. Don’t get me wrong. I am great at taking things apart, inspecting them to see how they work and tinkering.