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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Commentary: Bill can be part of solution to attracting, retaining Maine direct care workers
L.D. 1718 would award up to four $4,000 vouchers for college tuition to direct care workers who work at least 30 hours per week for four years.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
A lack of beds and staffing at assisted living facilities and nursing homes creates an unwelcome situation that benefits neither the languishing patients nor the hospitals shouldering their care.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Maine Voices: A grandmother’s thoughts on a world on the brink of ecological collapse
As part of the generation that holds 70% of the disposable income in our country, I want that wealth to go to reversing the environmental damage we have done.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism
Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Commentary: Maine’s older voters are ready to tip the scales in November
Older Mainers are more likely to support candidates who prioritize the protection of programs like Medicare and Social Security.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Our View: Half-baked tax relief plan needed more time
In attempting to eliminate older Mainers’ property tax burden, we’ve created a burden of a different kind.
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
Maine Voices: Older Mainers deserve relief from high prescription drug costs
Congress has the power to get to the very heart of the problem – out-of-control drug prices – and right this wrong.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2021
Richmond Area Senior Center quilting projects become ‘warm’ gifts
The quilting club has worked since December on lap quilts it is donating to Richmond Eldercare residents.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Our View: Broadband access key to Maine’s economic recovery
As work gets more mobile, we will need to invest in infrastructure that will bring jobs here. This isn’t a problem that the market will solve.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
LePage-era rule to help seniors avoid property tax foreclosure to stay … for now
State lawmakers shelve bipartisan efforts to revisit the law governing how cities and towns recoup back taxes from the elderly.
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