What happened Jan. 6 was the result of weeks of lies, encouragement and exhortation by President Trump, his family and supporters like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Five people died. Worse than the deaths, however, was the attack on democracy. The executive encouraged a mob to attack the legislative branch for the purpose of interfering […]
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Letter to the editor: How we can honor officer killed in mob riot
As we go forward, let’s consider how we can uphold ‘America’s highest aspirations,’ which Brian Sicknick died defending.
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Letter to the editor: Media mea culpa overdue from Thiessen
I kept reading Washington Post commentator Marc A. Thiessen’s recent column (“In attack on the Capitol, Trump has blood on his hands,” Jan. 8, Page A13), where he states that people believed President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election “because the media – which is supposed to be an objective arbiter of facts – has […]
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Letter to the editor: Shame on Thiessen for letting right-wing journalists evade blame
The gall of Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen! The temerity! After writing a perfectly cogent commentary (“In attack on the Capitol, Trump has blood on his hands,” Jan. 8, Page A13), he concludes by suggesting it’s the “lamestream” media responsible for Wednesday’s desecration. You know, as if the Steele dossier and the Russian investigation […]
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Letter to the editor: Addressing fraud at the polls is not voter suppression
Bethany Mulkern wrote, in a letter in the Jan. 7 Portland Press Herald, “that a contingent of congressional Republicans is attempting to suppress the will of the American people should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Republican voter-suppression efforts.” Last April Judicial Watch, a conservative, nonpartisan foundation, filed a suit to force Pennsylvania […]
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Letter to the Editor: Democrats should know country is ready for change
I’m happy to hear that Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won Georgia’s Senate seats. The breadth of over-due changes needed to our laws and institutions, and the depth of damage that’s been deliberately done in recent years, are an enormous challenge for the United States. We all need to support and encourage our elected […]
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Letter to the Editor: There’s more than one way to help those in need
The Maine Millennial asked if it is morally correct for her to keep her money in savings, earmarked for a house down payment, when so many are suffering at this time. A better question might be, have each of us helped meet the needs of others on a regular basis? If you have the financial […]
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Letter to the Editor: Low flu numbers show COVID rules work
Simple Science works! I was thrilled to read the article in the Portland Press Herald by Lindsay Tice (Jan. 1), reporting the amazingly low numbers of influenza cases in Maine. So far, this year there have been only 47 cases reported, compared to the 919 cases during the same period of time last year, representing […]
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Letter to the Editor: Shoppers should start using reusable bags anyway
I was disappointed to learn that Maine is delaying enforcement on the ban of single-use plastic bags from January to July 1. Cutting out single-use plastic bags is an easy way to start reducing the amount of plastic polluting the environment. This takes on added urgency considering that last year, microplastics were found in samples […]
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Letter to the Editor: Any good done by Trump won’t outweigh the bad
I just read Marc A. Thiessen’s column of the 10 Worst Things Trump Did in 2020. Everything he lists is terrible and belongs on the 10 Worst List. At the end of his column he ask does the good outweigh the bad; in his next column he is going to list the 10 best things […]