I’m writing in response to Don Kelly’s letter in the Aug. 1 edition of this paper (“Voter ID will keep Maine elections secure“). Mr. Kelly seems to believe that unless voters provide voter identification at the time of voting, many unregistered voters will cast ballots. This is simply not true. Only registered voters are allowed […]
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Sen. Susan Collins walks a fine line | Letter
Should Sen. Susan Collins consider her career in jeopardy having voted against the big beautiful (disaster) bill? She is only partly in the camp of senators who have abdicated their roles and displayed obscene fealty while ignoring their constituents. They simply are not doing their jobs. The slashed funds had already been approved by a […]
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Concerned for Maine’s most vulnerable adults | Letter
I am most concerned about how the expected Medicaid cuts, recently enacted by Congress, will affect Maine’s most vulnerable adults. For many years, I served as an attorney for the Adult Protective Services Division of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Cumberland and York counties. I helped the department prosecute cases for […]
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Read between the lines on Bobby Charles’ run for governor | Letter
Reading gubernatorial hopeful Robert B. Charles’ Aug. 10 op-ed (“Cancellation by defamation will not work in Maine“), attempting to rebut an earlier column (“Maine gubernatorial candidate spreads hate on campaign trail,” July 31), I found myself looking for some insight into Mr. Charles’ true beliefs. His true motivation. One part of the op-ed looked like […]
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Gov. Mills must preserve Maine law enforcement’s independence | Letter
A recently passed bill clarifying the relationship of state and local law enforcement agencies with federal immigration authorities awaits her signature.
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Jared Golden is on the wrong side of history | Letter
Congressman Jared Golden must change his position on the treatment of Gaza. There is growing evidence that the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli government are actively committing genocide in Gaza. Sadly, our U.S. government is providing support to Israel as it murders Palestinians through starvation and through active military violence. And where is Congressman Golden […]
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EPA should not politicize global warming | Letter
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was started in 1970 by President Richard Nixon when he recognized the negative effect human activities were having on the environment. In 2009, an “Endangerment Finding” was issued by the EPA in response to a Supreme Court decision determining that greenhouse gases were a form of pollution covered by the […]
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Stronger word needed on Collins’ efforts to stop Trump | Letter
In his Aug. 6 letter, Josh Yardley feels let down by Sen. Susan Collins’ weak efforts to block President Trump’s dismantling of our democratic process, rule of law and constitutional separation of powers. I feel like it’s more like betrayal. Jim Nelson Winslow
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Voter ID referendum would disenfranchise senior, disabled voters | Letter
Anyone with common sense should be strongly against this effort.
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What’s happening in Gaza is the very definition of genocide | Letter
This letter is in response to a harmful and misconstrued take that what is happening in Gaza right now is not a genocide (“We cannot call it genocide in Gaza,” letter, Aug. 14). First, I want to take a moment to define the term “genocide.” According to the U.N. definition, genocide means killing, causing serious […]