Each day we watch the horror unfolding in Gaza. Its people are dying in ever increasing numbers from starvation and military attacks. The entire country is being reduced to rubble. Many of the victims are young children, babies and women. Food awaits distribution as the desperately hungry are murdered seeking this sustenance. Does anyone honestly […]
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Is this a rehearsal for martial law? | Letter
The recent deployment of National Guard units to Washington, D.C., raises serious concerns. There’s no actual emergency, civil unrest or natural disaster — yet troops patrol peaceful streets. With crime rates lower than they have been in 30 years, the rationale is unclear. Is this just political theater, or a quiet rehearsal for normalizing military […]
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Maine isn’t safe from ICE overreach | Letter
Recognize it for what it is and don’t be silent.
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Hallowell is ignoring its taxpayers’ concerns | Letter
After a recent Hallowell City Council meeting, I am fully convinced the majority of Hallowell city councilors have lost focus on Hallowell taxpayers. Last year they voted in an outrageous 20 to 27% tax increase. This resulted in a very angry response from taxpayers. The City Council promised to reduce taxes by 10% this coming […]
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Red flag law question deserves a ‘Yes’ vote | Letter
On the Nov. 4 ballot, the voters of Maine have a chance to endorse the Extreme Risk Protection Order, or red flag law, which will enable families to approach courts to directly remove weapons from people in crisis. We cannot allow another Lewiston to happen in our state or in our schools. If the Lewiston […]
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Proposed EPA change not good for our health — or our wallets | Letter
I was horrified when I heard that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to rescind a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are a danger to public health and welfare. The stated goal for this rollback is to remove the need for regulations and to save Americans money. The announcement did not include […]
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Fallout from Canada letter includes a call for boycotts | Letter
I don’t think the average American comprehends the serious damage this incident has done to U.S.-Canadian relations.
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A suggestion for Sen. Joe Martin’s next Canada letter | Letter
When Maine Republican Sen. Joe Martin comes up for air, someone might remind him that Canadian tourism was down in Maine 28% in July, in large part due to the on again, off again tariffs, and our blatant disrespect for our Canadian neighbor’s sovereignty by suggesting it become the 51st state. In Martin’s recent letter […]
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Trump got schooled by the master in Alaska | Letter
Another global spectacle by President Trump, this time in Alaska, on Aug. 15, when he stood on an actual red carpet and played acolyte and cypher to a superior negotiator, tactician and strategist, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Days before, Trump had bombasted vainglorious assertions that he’d put red line demands on Putin and, if the […]
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A victory for recipients of Social Security disability income | Letter
For years, Maine’s disabled public service retirees faced a punitive and outdated policy: the MainePERS Social Security Disability offset. This offset allowed MainePERS to profit with full employee and employer contributions while paying reduced benefits for a tiny subset — those whose public service job paid into both MainePERS and Social Security and are receiving […]