Staff and volunteers at the Maine Recovery Access Project Center in Augusta spend countless hours supporting some of the most vulnerable members of our community. They show up for people struggling with addiction, hunger and homelessness. They do this work not because it is easy, but because they genuinely care. What’s troubling is instead of […]
Letters to the Editor
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I, for one, welcome letters from away | Letter
The more people reading newspapers and writing to newspapers, the better.
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The obscenity of Elon Musk’s $1 trillion | Letter
Elon Musk’s recent achievement of $1 trillion net worth (now back to $957 billion) only serves to underline America’s obscene inequality. Compared to Warren Buffet (Forbes’ 10th-richest man, at $150 billion), there’s very little that Musk’s additional $850 billion nets him: private islands, super yachts, private jets and a car collection combined can merely put […]
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Put Trump’s vanity project in perspective | Letter
On the subject of the Great American State Fair, President Trump recently stated: “I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime . . . DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third-Rate ‘Artists.’” (Sun Journal, […]
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Delighted by return of ‘From the Garden’ column | Letter
Many thanks for bringing back Tom Atwell’s “From The Garden” column last Sunday. I have sorely missed seeing it. I have seen their gardens and I realize the great effort they put into making their property a fine example of what we, too, can accomplish. I hope that the column will become a regular feature […]
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We must continue the fight for women’s rights | Letter
Four years ago, the Supreme Court ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion. Extremists played the long game, building a machine denying women their human rights, their privacy and their access to healthcare. Working in women’s healthcare for 40 years, I can say with certainty that no woman enjoys making the difficult decision to […]
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Maine voters are paying attention to Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Letter
The recent Democratic Party primary wins of Graham Platner and Matt Dunlap point to a momentous change: Palestine now matters in Maine politics. The Gaza genocide and economic populism are driving voter change. Endless images of dismembered children, a revolt against sending our tax dollars overseas and rising gas prices blamed on the U.S.-Israeli war […]
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Why I’m voting for Platner | Letter
Many of us are tired of old politicians who continually give us the same tired excuses of why the government is unable to provide what the average person wants and needs, but always seem able to provide what the rich and powerful ask for. Many of us are looking for change. It would be nice […]
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I’m a lifelong New Yorker. I donated to Platner. | Letter
I never expected to write this letter to the people of Maine. I am a lifelong New York Democrat and feminist who takes my political choices seriously — yet I recently sent a check to Graham Platner, a Maine man and political candidate whose messy back story is now well known. Why? Because these are […]
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Susan Collins brings needed balance to energy policy | Letter
As someone who has devoted my career to public service and education, I deeply appreciate leadership grounded in common sense and practical problem-solving. That is precisely why I want to commend Sen. Susan Collins for her thoughtful approach to Maine’s energy challenges. Energy policy affects every Mainer — from our heating bills to our economic […]