Let’s get President Trump under control. It’s not just the Iran war. It’s gas prices; affordability; healthcare cost; lowering taxes on millionaires; abandoning Ukraine in favor of Putin; DOGE; tariffs; revenge tactics; not accepting defeat in an election; gerrymandering; trying to make it harder to vote in any way he can; unlawful deportations; Greenland; the […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Nirav Shah is thinking correctly about mental health, firearms | Letter
When 92% of Maine suicides are completed with guns, we have a serious problem with access to firearms, especially when it comes to men and handguns. An average of 175 people died from shots from firearms between 2020 and 2024, including suicides. The highest number of deaths by gun violence were in Cumberland, Penobscot and […]
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Campaigning for Nirav Shah restored my optimism | Letter
It’s easy for young people, growing up in today’s political environment, to feel powerless in the face of everything happening around us. As an 18-year-old, being constantly exposed to news cycles filled with conflict, injustice and inhumanity makes it difficult to wake up hopeful when it feels like nothing makes a difference. I knew I […]
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Susan Collins consistently delivers for Maine people | Letter
In response to Allison Kupfer Poteet’s April 6 op-ed (“Susan Collins has turned her back on women”), no, Susan Collins has not turned her back on women. As a mother, sister and caregiver for my dear mom in her final months, I find it offensive to suggest that an entire gender’s concerns can be reduced […]
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Rally against Trump on May 1 in Brunswick | Letter
Many of us in Midcoast Maine are angry and dismayed with the orange man who would be king. This latest set of events, attacking Iran, has led us down a path we had not encountered previously. We are in a dangerous war, on the offense, where there is no plan and no certainty on the objectives. On […]
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I like that we know who Janet Mills is | Letter
Like so many of us, I fight to keep my head above water with the firehose of political and news assaults. As exhausting as it is, I try hard to keep my eyes on the multiple balls that barrage my daily orbit. Maine’s U.S. Senate race is no exception. This June, I’ll be voting for […]
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Platner-Mills rivalry could be catastrophic | Letter
If you’re disappointed come June, you had better get over it by November.
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Eliot Cutler belongs in jail | Letter
Eliot Cutler is a convicted sex offender whose addiction to child pornography perpetuates the brutal exploitation of children for sexual gratification. He has been accused of probation violations five times. Cutler remains in custody without bail, scheduled to appear in court next month to address the allegations. At one time, Mr. Cutler was a prominent […]
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Treatment of Afghan refugees is despicable | Letter
President Trump’s effort to negotiate sending Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a failed state engaged in a war with Rwanda, or return them to their own country to face potential retaliation by the Taliban, is despicable. These people were our friends. Roughly 1,100 Afghans have […]
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Hey, CMP? Enough is enough. | Letter
This is concerning the request by Central Maine Power for a temporary rate change in July 2026. So far this year, my CMP bill has increased 23% since last year, 2025. Enough is enough. CMP’s attempt to blindside the ratepayers of Maine with its proposal for a $7 rate increase that would reduce the bill […]