By Northern Light Mercy Hospital As we continue through this pandemic and all that it entails, we’ve heard from many organizations and businesses in Maine about the challenges they face as t... Read more
By Mary Alice Scott It feels a little strange (actually, it feels very strange) to be moving towards “normal” operations right now. Between a global pandemic, important and long overdue conv... Read more
Patrick Kiruhura: Creating an environment for all cultures to thrive (Part 1 of 2) Every Month Peloton Labs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for the West End News. This month... Read more
By Michael Stern DEVELOPING OUR ETHICAL MIND Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, says our sense of ethics develops with th... Read more
Content Provided by Northern Light Mercy Hospital At Northern Light Mercy Hospital, the health and safety of our patients is always our top priority. For that reason, we want you to get the... Read more
GUEST OPINION How You Can Vote (and Help Others Vote, Too) State Representative candidate for the Democratic primary in the West End, Charles Skold discusses absentee ballots. As someone run... Read more
Who owns Health Care? Part 2: The insurers and the large health systems By Dr. Oren Gersten In a Capitalist society the idea of ownership is central. Goods and services are bought and sold.... Read more
By Mary Alice Scott As businesses begin to carefully re-open, the challenges they face are immense. Portland Buy Local overwhelmingly represents micro-businesses. Two-thirds of our membershi... Read more
By Michael Stern The challenging emotions that come along with deep uncertainty in times of transition are an inevitable part of life. But resilience is not about never getting knocked down.... Read more
The Healers: Who owns health care part 3
Who owns health care? Part 3: The Healers By Dr. Oren Gersten Ancient Healers Healing has always been a part of human existence. Somewhere early in human evolution we learned that we could a... Read more