The president-elect is setting the stage for autocratic rule.
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Letters: Both parties need to get serious on the issues
The majority of Americans who chose to vote earlier this month overwhelmingly voted for the changes that Trump and his supporters espouse. Many of us, who voted the other candidates, are shocked at the outcome and perhaps our naivety. I believe that those issues that resonated with voters are very important and transcend one man. […]
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Letter: Sen. Collins needs a Margaret Chase Smith moment
The presidential election is over and Trump is announcing choices for his cabinet and other high administration positions. To those of us who clearly remember his previous time in office, his selections are not surprising. They include a reported sex offender and drug abuser for attorney general (Matt Gaetz); a director of national intelligence who, […]
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Letter: Sen. Collins should reject RFK Jr.’s nomination
America cannot afford to have this man as the nation’s top health official.
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Letter: Teen’s Trump observations right on the mark
We all got shown up by a 16-year-old who can’t vote yet (“Letter: President-elect a global embarrassment,” Nov. 10). Well done, Caroline. And all those bursting-with-pride Trump supporters should listen carefully. She is right. We voted for a global embarrassment whose values are the antithesis of those of the America I know. But there’s more. […]
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Letter: Educate yourself on penicillin allergies
Are people aware that of the 10% of the U.S. population who believe they are allergic to penicillin fewer than 1% actually are? In Maine, that translates to approximately 140,000 people believing they are allergic to penicillin while less than 1,400 will have a qualifying allergic reaction. Another myth that continues to circulate is that […]
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Letter: Barren bumpers a sign of voter malaise
Where have all the political bumper stickers gone? Prior to and now after the presidential election, I note the almost complete lack of bumper stickers for one candidate (ticket) or another. In past elections there was a plethora of campaign bumper stickers. Perhaps the lack of stickers is one indication that the voting public lacked […]
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Letter: Peace is not Hamas’ goal
I submitted a letter to the editor immediately after the Portland City Council’s vote on divestment, expressing alarm. It was courteous, timely, short and never published. Noting that the controversy continues on the editorial pages as it rages in the world – including the Kristallnacht-like attacks on Jews in the Netherlands – I will try […]
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Letter: Why not make Maine a two-flag state?
Voters chose to stick with the state’s current symbol; that doesn’t mean the proposed new design needs to be discarded completely.
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Letter: Trump apologists are divorced from reality
Spare me the column printed recently in this paper by Trump apologists who insisted that Trump was not a danger to America (“The president isn’t some omnipotent supervillain,” Nov. 13). The authors ignore the reality that Trump is a liar of firehose proportions, incapable of telling the truth on any topic. His lies are monumental […]