Rep. Ken Fredette’s June 14 op-ed, about the need for bipartisan work to combat Alzheimer’s disease, was right on target and very timely. The Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act now moving through Congress, to authorize Medicare to pay for a simple blood test that can detect the disease before symptoms appear, is the key […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Plagued by the same old political questions | Letter
If people did not continue to ask me certain questions, I wouldn’t feel the need to respond to them. One such question: How can so many good Christians continue to support Trump? I suggest one answer may come from one believer, when asked about an article of his faith, explaining, “It’s what we hope for.” […]
Hillary Clinton was right about Trump politics | Letter
UFC fighter Josh Hokit, in a post-match stunt at the White House, made the transphobic and racist comment, “Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right America?” And before he said that, he thanked Jesus. A phrase new to me, “performative outrage culture,” sums up this scene perfectly. Hokit’s diametrically opposed expressions here represent the […]
Susan Collins’ false advertising on healthcare | Letter
Are Maine voters watching those slick commercials of a smiling Sen. Susan Collins helping people with their medical needs? They shouldn’t be bamboozled. Sen. Collins voted to affirm the nominations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, who, between them, are cutting critical health services and organizations, including Medicaid and Medicare. Sen. Collins voted […]
Platner, anything but socialist, must stay the course | Letter
Graham Platner’s victory in the primary was not, as the national press and some in Maine have put it, “in spite of his alleged transgressions.” It was about his ability to articulate solid policy positions to his voters. Politicians who fail to get the policy part right are exposed to dirty politics. Platner enjoyed a […]
Susan Collins fights for Mainers, deserves our support | Letter
One of the reasons I support Sen. Susan Collins is based on my own personal experience. As a former state of Maine employee, I spent more than 51 months fighting for my MainePERS disability retirement claim through multiple denials and appeals. During that time, I wrote hundreds of letters and emails to state officials, legislators, […]
Kennedy Center consolation prizes for the president | Letter
An array of worthy establishments are just waiting in the wings.
Support for Platner shows us character matters | Letter
On June 9, Graham Platner received 72% of votes in the Maine Democratic primary, and pundits are wondering if character matters in today’s politics. The votes for Platner prove that it does. The midterm elections in November will be the most important in the 250-year history ofthe United States. The contest will be between enablers […]
An informed voter knows Iran war is needless | Letter
Graham Platner did four tours of duty. I rehabbed in a VA hospital as a child for training on a wooden leg. So, when many of my friends came home from Vietnam, they wanted me to go to the VA hospital with them. Graham Platner came back to sanity faster than most. I saw many […]
Maine voters must turn their attention to the urgent | Letter
Enough about the politics, the candidates. Pour the energy into supporting something that really matters.