Oh, for the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. His wisdom is timeless. I am currently reading about former President Thomas Jefferson, and have recently come across these words of Lincoln. Words that I judge are so full of wisdom and grace for today. “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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America 250 would have Founding Fathers spinning in their graves | Letter
To commemorate America’s bicentennial, the poet and playwright Archibald MacLeish wrote a radio play called “The Great American Fourth of July Parade.” It is an imagined conversation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in which the men comment, from their graves, on post-Watergate, post-Vietnam America. When talking about their different interpretations of Jefferson’s phrase “all men […]
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Trump ought to reflect on vandalism remarks | Letter
I love it! The irony of President Trump’s quote about the alleged “vandalism” of the Reflecting Pool is too rich to ignore: “Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments (sic). Years in jail!” (June 22 Associated Press report,“Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes […]
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Beware cryptocurrency scammers | Letter
I’m writing to today to raise attention to a great crime that is happening to me and many other innocent people who are being scammed and losing much needed income without recourse with cryptocurrency. There are criminals who are professional robbers, stealing vast amounts of personal money in cryptocurrency exchanges and getting away with the […]
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Getting Susan Collins out of the Senate is essential | Letter
Mainers will confront established Trump loyalist Sen. Susan Collins at the polls. She needs replacing, and Graham Platner is the answer. In 1933, wealthy businessmen hatched a plan, based on Italy’s and Germany’s fascist governments, to overthrow President Franklin Roosevelt. Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Smedley D. Butler was offered millions of dollars to organize veterans […]
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Graham Platner must win | Letter
Pine Tree Results Super PAC is spending millions of dollars to try to convince Mainers that Sen. Susan (I know I said I would only serve for two terms, but I didn’t realize how profitable it would be) Collins cares about the state and that Graham Platner is too risky for Maine. Details, details, details. […]
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Collins’ Kavanaugh vote should rule her out of the running | Letter
Someone who supports American families and the children from which they rise in our society ought reasonably to want full and unfettered health care access for all American women of childbearing age. How does Sen. Susan Collins sleep at night knowing about the harm to women because of her vote for Brett Kavanaugh? Collins was […]
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There is no ‘lesser of two evils’ in Maine’s US Senate race | Letter
After 62 years of voting, I’m sitting this out.
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Trump ending war with Iran is nothing to celebrate | Letter
One of the most famous photographs ever taken is of an American sailor passionately kissing a woman in Times Square while celebrating Japan’s surrender ending World War II. Fast forward 81 years and here we are, our most recent war of choice against Iran (seemingly) ended with an entirely different kind of surrender. We may […]
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Another naming idea for President Trump | Letter
I read, with good humor, Louis Phillips’ recent letter suggesting appropriate institutions to carry our current president’s name in his honor (“Kennedy Center consolation prizes for the president,” June 18). While very much on target, I’m afraid that these places may be on a scale a bit too small for Mr. Trump given his large […]