Sen. Susan Collins has apparently taken dozens of pages of notes during the Senate impeachment trial. Sounds like a good thing on the face of it, but I worry that her notes aim solely to defend the president’s position, no matter the case against him. And the facts point overwhelmingly to misconduct of the highest […]
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Letter to the editor: Senators can learn from ancient history
In 50 B.C., Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army and broke Roman law, leading to the collapse of the Republic, which had been established in 509 B.C. When Caesar entered Rome, the Senate capitulated and conferred upon Caesar the titles of consul, tribune, imperator and dictator, with these powers going to Caesar’s heirs. […]
Letter to the editor: Educate yourself – don’t give blanket OK to organic pesticides
There’s talk these days about banning neonicotinoids, but did you know that two of the most widely used organic pesticides in the world – spinosad and pyrethrum – are actually highly toxic to bees for up to nine days after application? Many organics are significantly more toxic than some neonicotinoids and most “new generation” synthetic […]
Letter to the editor: To reduce Maine pedestrian fatalities, focus on drivers
State plans to better enforce jaywalking and ‘crossing at the wrong time’ regulations overlook who can do more damage to whom.
Letter to the Editor: ICE director’s comments inflammatory
Mathew Albence said he was appalled and perplexed by protesters outside his agency’s new office.
Letter to the Editor: Rude driving reveals character
What does it cost to slow down for five seconds and let another driver enter traffic?
Letter to the Editor: Even good behaviors can be ‘insufferable’
At a soiree the other night, the discussion came around to the necessity of confronting loved ones about their annoying behavior. The techniques suggested were all very useful for behaviors that are evidently reprobate. Then someone reminded us that even certain good behaviors can be annoying – behaviors that you get prizes for in school: […]
Letter to the editor: Deciding not to vaccinate is a win for Big Pharma
One way to “Reject Big Pharma” is the opposite of the vote promoted by the current crop of roadside signs. Growing up in the 1950s through the 1970s, I received all required vaccines for everything from measles and mumps to the swine flu. I even looked forward to the sugar cube vaccine for polio. Those […]
Letter to the editor: Pausing Ukraine aid was wise decision by Trump
The defense of President Trump against the flimsy partisan impeachment charges made against him has not nearly been forceful enough. The impeachment has focused on (a) President Trump’s motivation to ask Ukraine to investigate the Bidens’ activities with Burisma and (b) whether he paused military aid to get a promise of an announcement of an […]
Letter to the editor: Bernie Sanders is no moderate
Support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his vision of a socialist utopia requires some combination of naivety, fantasy, ignorance about history and economics, and a susceptibility to illusion. In a recent column (Jan. 12), Greg Kesich suggests that voters who have moderate goals should support Sanders. But there is nothing moderate about Bernie Sanders […]