The loss of talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh last week is devastating to political conservatives. But it’s a loss to liberals, socialists, progressives and moderates as well. That’s because we all lost a happy warrior when Rush died the morning of Feb. 17. And the loss of a happy warrior is a setback for anyone […]
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Letter: Voting bill’s goal is to divide, drum up fear about immigrants
We write to voice our opposition to LD 107. This bill proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to specify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States may vote in a state, county, municipal or other local election. However, there are already multiple constitutional amendments on the federal level that […]
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Through My Lens: Biden should step up efforts to end war in Yemen
Think about this number: 400,000 children under age 5 in Yemen could die of starvation this year, according to the United Nations. The entwining of wars and COVID-19 has multiplied the magnitude of death. President Biden earlier this month announced an end to U.S. support for an offensive in Yemen, but what does this mean? […]
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Mainewhile: Start a new Valentine’s Day tradition
Well. At least it’s over, yeah? We can all collectively move on from the angst, the suspense, the worry. Oh. Oh no, I didn’t mean the impeachment trial. That, I suspect, we will live with for a while yet. I meant Valentine’s Day, the most dreaded of holidays on the annual calendar. OK, OK, maybe […]
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Letter: Friedman, Buckley, Reagan never called any American an enemy
John Balentine asks, “What’s a conservative to do?” (Here’s Something, Jan. 28) and he offers some decent ideas, such as engaging conservative principals, running for office, boning up on conservative studies, reading Milton Friedman, William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan, and having political discussions that need not be divisive. But then he shows his true […]
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Letter: Balentine’s opinion column should be based in facts
I was interested to read John Balentine’s oped piece, “What’s a conservative to do?” (Here’s Something, Jan. 28) However, I did pick up on a slight oversight he made while stating “conservatives have plenty to be proud of and plenty to look forward to.” Among his listed items was “still-unresolved questions surrounding 2020’s election results.” […]
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Here’s Something: Biden should boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
While all eyes are on Tokyo’s upcoming Summer Olympics, America should take a stand against the Chinese Communist Party by boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics, set to commence a year from now. While it’s probably too late to revoke China’s host nation status for the 2022 event, it’s not too late for individual nations to […]
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Mainewhile: Super Bowl pre-game a sonnet to righting wrongs
Super Bowl Sunday! Yes, once again in keeping with our finest traditions, this past Sunday night our nation gathered around the television to watch football, judge commercials and eat nachos. Or at least that’s how we played it at our house. Obviously, as with every little thing in all our lives this year, it was […]
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Life Unwound: Ballast allows us to take bops, pop back up
Two images from Inauguration Day stay with me: 1. Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, idle in the dark after a busy Inauguration Day. They listen. They look. They attend. They stand quiet, seeing the lined-with-lights reflecting pool and the Lincoln Memorial. They embody stillness in the midst of political and cultural change. 2. […]
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Letter: Balentine sets his peers on wrong path
With all due respect to Mr. Balentine (Jan. 28, “What’s a conservative to do?”), his way to move forward for his friends is doomed to fail. For Mr. Balentine to suggest to only listen to like minded people is the biggest problem this country is involved in. Instead of trying to understand and listen to […]