I join the Maine Trust for Local News editorial board in condemning the recent actions of Rep. Laurel Libby of District 64 in attacking a transgender student. There is no place in Maine for an attack upon a child by an adult. The attack in question is made more heinous because it is centered on […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Letter: Kudos to the editorial board
I thank your editorial board for fulfilling the major role a newspaper should fill for us, that of reporting the facts. In your statement demonstrating the harm created for real people on every level of our society by the current national government’s unpredictable behavior (“‘Whiplash and worry’ continues to plague Maine,” March 16), you have […]
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Letter: Winning is not the only thing in sports
I played sports up until high school level. What a joy it was to participate. Winning is the ultimate goal we strive for. I had four brothers and played sports with boys all along. It only made the competition better and more fun. Sports are not always about winning. It is how we play that […]
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Letter: The cost of privatizing government programs
While our existing programs may not be perfect, they work quite well and they’re there when we need them.
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Letter: Mega venue would cripple Portland’s live music scene
A monster venue, owned and operated by Live Nation (the national music industry’s monopolistic Megalodon), will cripple Portland’s incredible local music community forever. This won’t only affect the larger venues, such as the State and the Cross, but will affect local traffic, parking, all nearby restaurants and any smaller venues immensely as well. Portland is […]
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Letter: Proposed cuts are a national medical emergency
The Trump administration is threatening two life-saving programs: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Medicaid. This is a current and future medical emergency. But for NIH, our adult daughter with cystic fibrosis (CF) and many Mainers with diseases common and uncommon might not be alive today. In Maine, 49% of children and 37% of […]
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Letter: A warm welcome back to Dr. Nirav Shah
It has been a while since I felt a sense of elation upon perusing the news. Imagine my delight when I read that Dr. Nirav Shah is coming back to Maine. He will make positive change by helping to build a public health program at Colby College. When Dr. Shah left Maine, my heart sank. […]
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Letter: An important film you won’t forget
The movie “No Other Land” recently won the Oscar for Best Documentary and I saw it in Waterville . It’s a gripping and important film about the residents of a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank that shows the events of the past few years. The film has provoked some controversy, as it is […]
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Letter: It’s time to speak out to save our country
I am an independent voter and routinely split my vote based on what I believe to be best for my community, country and world. I have never written letters or attended protests against elected officials or events. Instead, I have always trusted democracy and our institutions to self- correct. However, what I witnessed between President […]
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Letter: We need the old Susan Collins back
We need to remind Sen. Susan Collins that she represents Maine, a beautiful state with lots of poor people, including many babies and children. These poor Mainers rely on Medicaid to stay well physically and mentally. Without that support, the burden of caring for them — or not — will fall on slim local and […]