In January 2026, with support from congressional Republicans, the Trump administration dramatically escalated political and economic pressure against Cuba. Trump claims, without evidence, that “the policies, practices and actions of the government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and foreign policy. Tariffs have been increased on countries that directly […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Political infighting must end so that work can begin | Letter
It’s crunch time for the 2026 political campaign season. Candidates for local, state and federal office together will spend millions inundating us with all methods of media exploitation. Many will pledge to go to Washington, Augusta or our local town halls to fight for us. Those who so pledge will lose my vote. I am sick of […]
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Support a moratorium on data centers in Maine | Letter
I support a moratorium on data centers. I am not opposed to new technology, but I am concerned about the amount of resources and energy that data centers require to operate, and the impact they have on the environment and people. A moratorium would allow us to get more of the information needed to make […]
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Trump has no regard for our troops | Letter
It’s easy for the president to say, casually and callously, that “American lives will be lost” when it isn’t a member of his family whose life is on the line — for an unauthorized war with no clear plan forward, or logical rationale. My son, who is in the U.S. Navy and right in the […]
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The best available law enforcement is local | Letter
Trust is not something that can be flown in from D.C.
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Maine women should not fear for their safety in prison | Letter
It was heartbreaking to read incarcerated women’s accounts of the sexual harassment and threats they say they’ve endured since Maine began housing biological males who identify as transgender in women’s prison (“Maine women inmates accuse transgender prisoner of harassment,” March 4). In 2021, when Maine legislators passed the law allowing inmates to be housed by […]
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Palestine conference should not have been nixed by USM | Letter
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment and anger over the University of Southern Maine’s decision last month to cancel a conference (“The Consequence of Palestine”), because one of the speakers, Francesca Albanese, is on a U.S. government’s sanctions list. As the U.N. rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Ms. Albanese […]
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Not at all ’embarrassed’ by the prospect of Graham Platner | Letter
I’m responding to the recent letter expressing fear that Maine will make an embarrassing mistake by electing Graham Platner to the U.S. Senate (March 3). The writer worries that electing Platner would bring shame upon the state of Maine, bringing us back to the governorship of Paul LePage. First, don’t look now, but Paul LePage […]
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SAVE America Act is a modern-day poll tax | Letter
Maine voters deserve the truth regarding the ironically named SAVE America Act. Requiring Voter ID constitutes a distracting sideshow in this bill. All election data show that voter fraud among citizens and non-citizens alike is statistically irrelevant. This hurried bill demands that the federal government, not each state as defined by law, assume control of […]
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President Trump has us on a success path | Letter
Countries grow to greatness with brave and resolute leaders, supported by citizens who are united in national pride. Countries, once great, then fail. They grow fat, lazy and corrupt. They rot from within. Occasionally great leaders arise, like Lincoln or Churchill, who saved their nations. Sometimes there are visionaries, like Monroe and Roosevelt, who kept […]