President Biden and Vice President Harris have both expressed their timely commitment to a smooth transition as well as their gracious congratulations and concession to President-elect Trump. What a remarkable contrast to the terrible and devastating events of four years ago when our nation was torn by division, hatred and violence immediately following Election Day […]
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Letter: Electing a known abuser in Trump
America missed its chance to break free of the cycle in this election and must now deal with the consequences.
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Letter: The fight against MAGA must continue
It sounds as though Mr. Herrling (“We are way past hand-wringing with Trump, MAGA,” Nov. 9) isn’t aware of the efforts of millions of people, mostly women, who have been doing far more than just protesting in the streets ever since Trump’s inauguration in 2017. Those of us engaged for years now are way past […]
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Letter: Maine’s laughable attempts to ‘save’ democracy
This doesn’t amount to saving but to thwarting.
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Letter: Peace-seeking Palestinians not hard to find
I take on a recent letter writer’s challenge (“Wishful thinking on Gaza conflict,” Nov. 8) to find any Palestinian group willing to negotiate for peace, while also finding 100 Palestinian people willing to live side-by-side with Israel. A longtime member of the peace group Fellowship of Reconciliation, I have often read about Palestinian peace groups. […]
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Letter: Democrats have lost the common touch
The Democrats have lost the average Joe. Most of our fellow citizens could give a care about what pronouns to use, and the “wokeness” that is eroding free speech. The Dems need to get back to the basics with a clear vision and common-sense policies. A party that calls people racist, deplorables, Nazis and garbage […]
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Letter: Disappointed in election, not in America
During the campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly denigrated the U.S. as a bleak and dangerous, crime-infested country, overrun with vermin. That is not the country I see every day, in which people are looking after their children, going off to work, celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, weddings and retirements, costuming up for Halloween, enjoying fairs and local […]
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Letter: It’s OK to vote with others in mind
I will be fine. Since Trump was elected, my investments have already received a boost. I will no longer have to pay tax on my Social Security wages, so it’s said. I’m fortunate to have a stable financial picture. But I voted against my own interests and security because I wanted other things for people […]
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Letter: Will Democrats heed the voters’ message?
America’s voters have spoken. While the results were not what I had hoped for, the Democratic Party needs to listen. Defeat is not easy to take, but valuable lessons that can be applied to future elections can be learned. During my work as an engineer, after every test of our new products, we were tasked […]
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Letter: Fed up with reading Trump negativity
After years of reading the one-sided, negative articles, letters, opinions, cartoons about our President-elect Donald Trump, I have come to the realization that your newspaper is incapable of doing any form of self-introspection. Your newspaper is, and has been, the mouthpiece of all that is wrong with objective journalism. The daily haranguing of any conservative […]