Should the federal shutdown continue and interfere with SNAP benefits for Mainers who need help feeding their families, I have a suggestion for our leaders in Augusta: Use the rainy day fund to feed Maine families. The federal government spends roughly $84 million per month on SNAP benefits for Maine people. At the end of […]
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Where the loss of SNAP benefits leaves us | Letter
It was only a bus ride. As teachers, we traveled Africa in the local buses. A man from Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign shared that he spent his days looking for milk to buy for his children. “You will not have time to protest a dictator if your children are hungry.” Hmm. SNAP is gone. […]
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Message from Peaks Island: Ignore the noise and build community | Letter
These times are overwhelming politically. I am writing to encourage any and all to not buy into the noise. Do what you can, locally. Maybe it’s reaching out to a neighbor in some way to help build your community. Here on Peaks Island, we are baking cookies and selling homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches at […]
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I like Maine just fine, thank you | Letter
Duane Dumont’s Oct. 15 op-ed asked whether I was satisfied with Maine’s state government. At the end of his rant against Maine Democrats and their policies for using our tax dollars, he states, “You may not like President Trump; I don’t. But I do like the results he is pursuing: lower taxes and a nation […]
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The real reason for the decline in border crossings | Letter
It has been reported that illegal border crossings have decreased sharply under the current administration. One wonders whether the America made great again by cutting taxes to the rich and corporations while cutting benefits to the poor, sick and hungry is no longer seen as the desirable destination for those seeking a better life. We […]
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East Wing destruction is all about ego | Letter
The destruction of the East Wing is the last straw. Donald Trump and his donor friends should be charged with conspiracy to destroy government property. He should go to jail and his friends should pay for the reconstruction of the building. Politics have nothing to do with this act: it is pure ego. Constance BloomfieldPortland
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Op-ed comparing Maine and Florida needed a disclaimer | Letter
I just finished reading the op-ed that you decided to run in the Oct. 15 paper (“Are you satisfied with Maine’s state government?“). The third paragraph, referring to school rankings, made me stop reading and do some research. The writer referred to KIDS COUNT Data Book rankings, placing Maine last for education and Florida in the […]
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East Wing demolition is painfully symbolic | Letter
Why is the president getting away with this?
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A long-range vision for a free Palestine | Letter
Palestinians may have danced in the streets with the news of the ceasefire, but let’s not overlook why they are celebrating (and what they are not celebrating). People on the brink of extermination are celebrating a reprieve from constant bombardment and starvation, and nothing more. If the last two years have done anything, they has […]
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Waiting on congressional Republicans to do their duty | Letter
Multiple lethal strikes on water craft on the high seas, a steady and significant buildup of forces, with about 10,000 troops at sea and on shore (including 2,200 Marines, air bases housing F-35 fighter jets, MQ-Reaper drones and a variety of other surveillance planes and personnel, off-coast B-52 “show of force” flights, covert CIA operations,” […]