Americans need more leaders like Mills If we had more Americans like Gov. Janet Mills who clearly speaks truth to power, our current President Trump might not last long. It is inspiring to watch her stand her ground and protect Maine laws. Whether she agrees with the law or not, she knows it is her […]
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Wells Police Department should rescind partnership with ICE | Letter
My husband and I have been residents of Wells since 2009, moving here full time in 2015. We absolutely love this town and have been proud to be part of “The Friendliest Town in Maine.” But we are completely taken aback and upset by the decision made by our police chief to partner with U.S. […]
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Letters to the editor: YMCA Parkinson’s programming; returning to Brunswick; health care for all
Parkinson’s support groups welcome patients and caregivers In reference to The Times Record article published on April 18, 2025, “Brunswick YMCA highlights Parkinson’s programming.” I want to reiterate how wonderful the Parkinson’s classes are at the Brunswick Landing YMCA. My husband has Parkinson’s and has been attending these classes whenever he can over the past […]
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Letters to the editor: Praise for YMCA; on the Trump administration
What I love about the YMCA As a mother of a child with special needs, I would like to tell you what I love about the Y. When I adopted my son, I did not have much of a community and certainly not a support system for the challenges that we would face with his […]
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Letters to the editor: Maine on tariffs; Trump misrepresented; a quick quiz; be open
Maine officials on Trump’s tariffs I applaud Sen. Susan Collins vote to support the removal of Canadian tariffs, but it doesn’t go far enough. Tariffs are a regressive tax that will injure working class people. Since President Trump is talking about using tariff revenues to justify further tax cuts for the rich, it is a […]
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Letter: Info on Inflation Reduction Act was incomplete
In a March 17 Press Herald column, Harris Van Pate asserts that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has made it more difficult for seniors to afford the drugs they need, partly due to increasing premiums for the Medicare Part D drug benefit. My experience is different. I’m covered by original Medicare, and I evaluated the […]
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Letters to the editor: Tobacco products tax; Trump wants Canada; Trump vs. Mills
In support of increasing tax on tobacco products The Maine Legislature is considering a tax increase on tobacco products. As a public health professional with nearly 10 years of experience, I am in full support of this proposal. Maine’s overall cancer rate is the highest in New England, and one of the most common newly […]
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Letters to the editor: Trump crosses the line; cancer care legislation; obesity in Maine
Trump keeps crossing line after line Is there a red line that Trump is not allowed to cross? It doesn’t appear so. Congressional Republicans have ceded to him most of their power in less than 100 days. They are allowing his puppet master, Musk, to destroy federally mandated and/or approved agencies such as USAID, CDC, […]
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Letter: Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program benefits everyone
I own Ginger Hill Design + Build, a small construction company in Arundel, and as both an employer and a self-employed individual, I strongly support Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. While my company has fewer than 15 employees and isn’t required to contribute, we’ve chosen to cover our employees’ premiums because it’s […]
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Letters to the editor: Laurel Libby’s ethics; federal ‘budget’
Rep. Laurel Libby violated code of ethics I am responding to a letter from March 7 by Joanne Hall of Bath. What the writer fails to understand is that Rep. Laurel Libby was not censured for her opinion on transgender women in sports, she was censured for violating the legislative code of ethics. She outed […]