Consider what AI samples before assuming the summary it provides is without bias. Media is biased, including the frequency with which certain views points are presented. AI samples this. AI does not validate what it finds, it presents the most popular viewpoints as though they are fact. Sometimes the truth is unpopular. AI is not […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Lewiston made the right call on AI data center | Letter
What a pleasant surprise to see the headline, “Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry” (Dec. 17). But I probably should not have been surprised. Data Center Watch, an organization that tracks public opposition to large AI data centers, notes on its website that $64 billion of these projects in the United States […]
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More from Emma Joyce, please! | Letter
Emma Joyce is — in fact — a mistress of influence and her Dec. 12 op-ed, “I may not have what it takes to be an influencer,” is pure Yankee philosophy. Hopefully the decision makers at this newspaper will force her into a weekly column. This paper has a history of bringing its readers quirky, cranky and endearing […]
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Platner should not be tainted by his time with Blackwater | Letter
I wish to respond to the Nov. 28 op-ed by Jeffrey Evangelos (“Graham Platner has a Blackwater problem”). I suggest Mr. Evangelos read the Dec. 5 article in Politico magazine by Michael Kruse. It’s an in-depth look at Platner, and shows him to be extremely intelligent, thoughtful and not easy to decipher. Platner did not […]
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Remember how much language matters | Letter
The language of this administration is no different than that of Germany in the 1930s.
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Platner’s youth and inexperience are assets | Letter
I just noticed that, in the Dec. 11 edition, there was a letter to the editor expressing support for Janet Mills based on her experience and good works. Just below it was an op-ed about the power of youth leadership and how youth voices can shift a community faster than those of adults. I thought […]
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School construction and student outcomes do not go hand-in-hand | Letter
Douglas Rooks’ recent column on school construction finance (“Time for a much bigger vision for Maine’s public schools,” Dec. 4) made an unsupported assumption. He said that improving finance for new construction would improve outcomes and reduce costs. While new construction might be more cost-effective, it has no demonstrated relationship to outcomes. In general, history […]
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US senators need experience; Susan Collins has it | Letter
The Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald recently printed an op-ed by a writer claiming she favors enthusiasm over experience in her picks for employment. She extends her logic to include picking the completely inexperienced Graham Platner over experienced Sen. Susan Collins for Senate. Heck’s practice in employment choices may seem to make perfect sense, but […]
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Sen. Collins’ consistent bipartisan work helps Mainers | Letter
I want to express my sincere appreciation for Sen. Susan Collins’ leadership in securing $38 million in federal home heating assistance for Maine families in need. As temperatures drop and energy costs continue to rise, this support is essential for seniors, low-income households and the many Mainers who rely on LIHEAP to keep their homes […]
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Administration misleads us with the term ‘narco-terrorists’ | Letter
Labeling criminals as terrorists wrongly lowers the threshold for lethal force.