Hannah Longley and Eric Samson: Mental health is not addressed behind bars

Columns & Analysis

Published
April 12, 2022

Hannah Longley and Eric Samson: Mental health is not addressed behind bars

In recent years, it was discovered that roughly 30% of the residents at the Androscoggin County Jail have been previously diagnosed with a mental health challenge, with the numbers being projected to increase due to the number of individuals who have been unable to receive appropriate treatment within the community setting, resulting in no diagnosis being given. County jails provide more mental health services than any other entity in the state, despite not being the appropriate entity.
Published
April 11, 2022

Why did it take Ukraine to remind us of war photography’s relevance?

War photography, as practiced by reputable news agencies and outlets, is one of the most hyper-self-conscious subcultures in journalism.
Published
April 11, 2022

We need better COVID booster shots, not more of the same

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were supposed to be easy to update, and they are, but scientists got disappointing news when they tested omicron-specific boosters in animals and found they worked no better than the original boosters. Although the existing boosters are pretty good, they are not nearly good enough to prevent thousands of breakthrough infections, some of them pretty nasty.
Published
April 10, 2022

Austin Bay: Ukraine’s clocks: Has the peace clock begun to tick?

Though they "tick" at different rates, several notional clocks symbolizing intertwined military, diplomatic and information warfare "lines of operation" run simultaneously in Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine.
Published
April 10, 2022

Jen Jordan and Bob Chase: Caring for community at Central Maine Healthcare vaccination site

This monumental accomplishment at our site — the longest continuously operating one in Maine — could not have been achieved without incredible community support. We are grateful that they made it possible to build our “village” at the mall, and we are blessed to have been part of it.

Published
April 10, 2022

Froma Harrop: War in Ukraine causes worry for bread baskets everywhere

Russia is the largest and Ukraine is the fifth largest exporter of wheat. Together they account for 29% of the world's annual wheat sales. The war has disrupted not only the harvests in Ukraine but also the ability of Russia to ship its wheat to other countries.
Published
April 10, 2022

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Sara Bradshaw: Prevention education through the lens of a prevention educator

We teach in schools to empower younger generations to treat each other well and to be able to recognize when it may be time to get some extra support.
Published
April 10, 2022

Cal Thomas: Condemn or redeem Will Smith?

The redemption of Will Smith should be the goal, not his condemnation. It is a message that ought to be considered not only by those in Hollywood, but by Washington politicians and the rest of us.
Published
April 10, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Americans have lost the willingness, ability to share a common national identity

America is a nation in stasis, getting nowhere because it is simultaneously being pulled in opposite directions toward fundamentally different visions. The need to fix this — better education in civics, history, critical thinking and media literacy along with improved policing of social media — could hardly be more urgent.
Published
April 9, 2022

Stan Tetenman: We are stronger when learning historical truth

Teaching our true history is not about making children feel bad about being white. It is to teach them what white people have done well and what we have done poorly. They should know that much of our early prosperity was based on the forced labor of enslaved people.

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