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Trump budget bill would weaken federal courts | Letter

In addition to cutting taxes to the wealthy, raising our deficit and cutting Medicaid, President Trump’s budget bill has these words embedded in it: “No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given […]

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South Portland must remain mindful of tank hazards | Letter

As a naturopathic doctor in South Portland, I have worked for more than a decade with the community to protect public health both in and out of my office. In 2013, we fought a tar sands terminal. We knew the danger of 40 additional tons of health-harming volatile organic compounds (VOCs). That victory — the […]

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I support Ms. Rachel | Letter

I support Ms. Rachel’s speaking out on behalf of all children, including those in Gaza, whom Israel has killed and maimed in the tens of thousands, using bombs, incendiaries, tanks, artillery and starvation. The most horrific and depraved killing method is by sniper fire — IDF soldiers deliberately taking aim at the heads and hearts […]

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Laurel Libby puts power above integrity | Letter

Over the last few months, I have followed Rep. Laurel Libby’s house censureship case with great interest. What Rep. Libby and her supporters seem to have forgotten is that she was censured because she posted an image of a minor without the individual’s permission, not for her political views. As I understand it, she has […]

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Trump’s big bill is not so beautiful | Letter

There’s a lot wrong with the bill before Congress, such as the fact that it gives huge tax breaks to the wealthy while cutting back funds awarded to Medicaid and other worthy programs. But even more scary in the bill is the provision that would restrict our government’s ability to respond to an incident of […]

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Kudos to Sen. Collins for recent voting | Letter

With each administration of late we’ve seen both political parties demonstrate their addiction to ever-greater doses of executive power without regard to constitutional limits. In our constitutional structure, the framers left it primarily to Congress to check the executive. But for decades Congress has found it politically expedient to ignore many of the tools given […]