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Letter: Rafah strike an outrage

While the mainstream media focus on every dreary detail of Donald Trump’s legal woes, the Israel Defense Forces, over the past months, has been displaying just how inhuman humans can be. One of their recent atrocities: a drone strike on a playground in Rafah, killing 11 children. Where in God’s name is the outrage? John […]

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Letter: Putting the brakes on growth

I perceive that any person or company seeking the fast growth of Maine to put money in their pockets is an enemy of the state. Maine is allowed to be Maine as, presently, she is. Let us decide to turn away from all speedy-growth-inducing decisions. It is Maine’s hope for herself. Loretta MacKinnon Yarmouth

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Letter: Keep gun safety momentum going

It is time to stop attempting to pass the blame for not disarming Robert Card before he committed mass murder in Lewiston and focus on putting in place protections to keep deadly assault weapons out of the hands of similarly disturbed or criminal individuals. The Maine Legislature has begun the process of making us all […]

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Letter: Keeping order in the court now vs. 1969

Given the efforts by the former president to disrupt the proceedings of his trial on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal, I am reminded of the trial of the Chicago Eight in 1969. The defendants were accused of inciting a riot during the Chicago Democratic Convention of 1968. Seven were […]

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Letter: 142 Free St. deserves to stay

I enthusiastically support the existence of the iconic building at 142 Free St. This example of John Calvin Stevens’ work is priceless. Any project at the Portland Museum of Art benefits from proximity to Portland’s historic architecture. It’s the vibe we love. It’s also the vibe that attracts businesses, tourists and appreciative citizens. As a […]

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Letter: Trump is most certainly not the answer

Here’s my frustration with the well-stated explanation by a recent op-ed writer of his generation’s “why not” attitude toward Donald Trump (“It’s not only Trump supporters who can understand Trump’s allure,” April 20). I get the writer’s pain of paying for an expensive college education and the frustration of not being able to afford a […]

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Letter: House speaker showed courage on foreign aid

With the recent votes in Congress to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, we are witnessing an encouraging sign that the stranglehold MAGA Republicans in the House have held on legislation may slowly be loosening, especially with the courageous decision by House Speaker Mike Johnson, himself a MAGA supporter, to allow votes on these […]