Re: Jim Fossel’s Aug. 29 piece “Afghanistan withdrawal was bungled. Biden is to blame.” Why the need for the blame and accusation when Biden has already accepted responsibility? Would his predecessor have done the same? Then, Fossel states that Bin Laden was captured. Last I knew, he was killed, not captured, by a Navy SEAL […]
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Letter to the editor: The downside of the Blue Angels
This air show this weekend in Brunswick is billed as entertainment, but it exacerbates health issue and wastes taxpayer money.
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Letter to the editor: Blue Angels send mixed message
Other nations might view such a military-first presentation differently than we do.
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Letter to the editor: Get the vaccine and wear a mask!
To all the anti-vaccine and anti-mask people out there, who feel it is their “right” not to get the vaccine or wear a mask, I can only say it is not your right to spread infection. You have no idea who you are coming in contact with every day. There are people who are immune-suppressed […]
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins is sold another empty promise
Sen. Susan Collins, in voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, reassured us that a woman’s right to choose, codified in Roe v. Wade, would be secure … that Kavanaugh would never vote to overturn that precedent. Before the vote to confirm, Collins talked to Kavanaugh. She trusted him. And, as we now […]
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Letter to the editor: Biden has saved us from a truly ugly war
Today, I’m proud to be a Democrat. President Biden has retrieved us from the ugliest war we have ever participated in. He had the courage to get us out of Afghanistan. He did this knowing that, in the short term, he would get nothing but grief in the press. Anyone who thinks we do the […]
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Letter to the editor: NOAA’s whale rules are off target
If NOAA truly seeks to protect right whales, it will focus on combating real threats to whale populations, such as ship strikes.
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Letter to the editor: B&M plant closure is sad, but it could be worse
Like most people, I was sad to read the news about the closure of the B&M plant in Portland. To say it was a landmark is an understatement and the company will be missed. The good news is that there is a developer waiting to take over the closed plant immediately to save the area […]
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Letter to the editor: Chamberlain was a hero to stutterers
Overcoming the speech disability is yet another notable accomplishment for one of Maine’s most famous native sons.
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Letter to the editor: Vote ‘Yes’ to block CMP’s corridor
New England Clean Energy Connect and CMP have for years used deceptive practices to support their corridor project. CMP received uninformed approvals from leaders of some towns along the corridor after promising lower taxes. A few outfitters in The Forks region supported CMP because of the promise of money and coveted land along the Kennebec […]