This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” On Oct. 31, 2025, President Trump hosted a Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago. This celebration at the $1,000,000 membership initiation fee club, attended by the outrageously wealthy donors to the president, a few months after the world’s richest man […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Janet Mills is the best choice for Senate | Letter
Our goal this next year is to replace Susan Collins with a capable person who can make a difference ASAP. Looking for a principled, well-qualified, experienced candidate with good name recognition, Sen. Schumer contacted Gov. Mills. Of course. Disparaging her candidacy based on her age is not fair. Age is an aspect of life we/she […]
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Feeling betrayed by Sen. Angus King | Letter
What did his vote accomplish?
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Sen. King has sold us out again | Letter
Sen. Angus King has sold us out — again. He doesn’t learn from experience. In March, King voted with Republicans to keep the government open, touting it would stop Trump administration abuses. We know how that worked out: in the tearing down of the White House, the building up of foreign dictators and in Americans […]
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Trump’s antisocial personality disorder calls for swift action | Letter
These are the criteria for diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following: 1. Failure to conform to social norms with […]
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School board meetings being hijacked by chaos actors for social media clicks | Letter
I have attended a few Augusta School Board meetings. The one held Oct. 8 was awful. I confess, I didn’t stay to the end. The meeting was valiantly presided over by Chair Martha Witham, the image of grace under pressure. I commend the Cony High School students who spoke, demonstrating courage and thoughtfulness that put […]
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Ignore lazy reporting about Graham Platner | Letter
Regarding the article “Graham Platner’s campaign manager steps down, cites wife’s pregnancy” (Oct. 27), the only new development was included in the headline. The real intended takeaway is that readers remember “a string of controversies surrounding Platner”; “the latest shake-up for Platner’s campaign”; “embroiled in controversies”; “Platner’s past comments include … “; “his campaign hampered […]
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Graham Platner is a rare type of politician | Letter
Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate here in Maine, hit a stumbling block recently when it was disclosed that he had a Nazi-style tattoo on his chest. This is the kind of discovery that can end a campaign. In his explanation on how he got the tattoo, Platner did a very unusual thing for a […]
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UMaine should preserve historic building, reconfigure parking | Letter
Don’t do it, UMaine. The university plans to demolish the oldest building on the Orono campus for more parking, claiming it would cost $10 million to upgrade the 1833 former farmhouse. That’s a bit hard to believe, but more importantly, where’s the respect for local history? This reminds me of how urban renewal gutted downtown […]
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We need leaders who will to help restore our democracy | Letter
It was easy for average Americans, who believe in democracy and the Constitution, to save Jimmy Kimmel’s job and his right to free speech. It was easy to have over 7 million people peacefully protest the corrupt Trump administration. But now Americans need help — from the Supreme Court, all members of Congress, higher education […]