Stephen King was recently on Yahoo Entertainment talking politics (on former President Donald Trump). Mr. King in recent years has taken to doing this quite often. Why folks successful in their careers then gaining world recognition for such think we care one second about their political views is beyond me. Besides life experiences and reading […]
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Letter to the editor: Bean boots, if not as you know them
Exactly what makes Maine not just a hospitable place to live but a creative, resilient, humane community is hard to know sometimes. Yes, we have had polarizing leadership, seizing on differences in hostile word and legislative deed. But there are those who measure the world in joyful, creative, celebratory times, like the people at Maine […]
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Letter to the editor: LePage’s fealty to Trump is unnerving
After Mar-a-Lago was searched by the FBI, former Gov. Paul LePage was eager to give his full-throated support of Donald Trump. Now that it’s been reported the FBI searched for nuclear documents, will LePage offer a retraction? LePage has been tethered to Trump for years. He campaigned alongside Trump numerous times and was the honorary […]
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Letter to the editor: Diplomacy can no longer save Haiti
I was the U.S. ambassador to Haiti (2012-15) and it’s my belief that it’s time to stop pretending diplomacy will work in Haiti. There is now no functional government, no working judiciary, no parliament. A weak police force is incapable of stopping the gang warfare that rules the capital – it has fewer weapons, fewer […]
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Letter to the editor: When it comes to secret documents, classified means classified
Former President Trump’s cavalier attitude toward handling documents classified at these levels should, by itself, disqualify him from ever holding political office where such materials are routinely handled.
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Letter to the editor: LePage condemnation sounds about right … for Jan. 6
Regarding the Aug. 11 Press Herald story, “Some Maine Republicans join party’s attacks on FBI search of Trump property,” for once I agree with former Governor LePage. I think he’s absolutely correct when he says “This is not what America is about … this is not the Constitution of the United States … we are […]
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Letter to the editor: Dire shortage of physicians must be addressed
As a physician in Portland, I’m pleased to see the Inflation Reduction Act become law. Expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and capping annual prescription drug costs for seniors have long been priorities for physician and patient advocacy groups. However, I am disappointed that the physician workforce shortage was not […]
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Letter to the editor: Banking act can prevent crime at cannabis dispensaries
The measure wouldn’t legalize cannabis nationally, but it would end the ‘cash only’ problem and give Maine’s legal pot businesses access to banking and other services.
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Letter to the editor: Political motivation in Mar-a-Lago search? Show me the evidence.
Over hundreds of years of jurisprudence the courts have developed rules governing the types and quality of evidence that parties can rely upon to prove the facts on which their case depends. You cannot simply go into court and state your opinion as to what the facts are. You must present witnesses who are sworn […]
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Letter to the editor: Brenner’s record reassures this educator
I am writing this letter to encourage voters in Gorham and Scarborough to vote this fall for Sen. Stacy Brenner in her re-election campaign for District 30. She works hard for Maine’s people, its future and its precious land. Brenner’s commitment to protecting Maine and its environment is the reason I was initially drawn to […]