As a retired graphic artist, I’m at a loss to understand why you chose the image you used in the Our View editorial titled “Vote ‘No’ on Maine’s Question 1” (Sunday, Oct. 19). Sure, use a ballot entering a box, But why have the text of the editorial on that ballot be nearly illegible? Already […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Matt Dunlap for Congress | Letter
Matt Dunlap learned long ago, as a varsity athlete and a captain at Mount Desert Island High School, to be a team player. Years later, Matt remains a team player. Whether it’s defending fellow Democrats who come under attack or voting against Republican spending bills and tax breaks for millionaires, he can be relied upon to support […]
Number of government subsidy dependents is a sign, not a swindle | Letter
The figures aren’t indicative of widespread abuse but of a country that no longer serves its middle and lower classes.
Grateful for Jared Golden’s years of service to Maine | Letter
I’m grieved to hear that Congressman Jared Golden won’t be running for reelection. He has been a giant who fought the systemic ineptitude, corruption and outright dysfunction in Washington, D.C. I’ll miss him. Congressman Golden couldn’t be bullied. He couldn’t be led by the nose. He couldn’t be pushed from behind. Having seen military service in […]
Mock elections a valuable learning tool for Maine students | Letter
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows deserves much credit for overseeing this program.
Political division serves no one | Letter
I recently traveled to Texas for business and the current political climate was the topic of many side conversations. After dinner one night, a colleague said, “You know, I try to remember that despite our differences, we’re all just people.” We had been treated graciously by everyone we encountered and we reciprocated in kind. I stated […]
Current distribution of wealth is a detriment to our freedom | Letter
Many today wonder whether America is headed toward autocracy. Will our democracy survive? Is it really a democracy at all in the first place? Yes, most of us can vote, but is that all it takes to be a free nation? Right now, according to the Federal Reserve, 10% of the people control 67% of […]
Pooches and people: Who bears the responsibility for curbing waste? | Letter
As a keeper of eight dogs, I found the Oct. 28 op-ed (“Maine dog owners need to curb the unwanted baggage“) hilarious and objectionable. Hilarious mostly because of the photo that accompanied it. Upon searching the photo for evidence of dog owner irresponsibility, all I saw were discarded fast food containers. Human waste? Not dog […]
Urging Sen. Collins and colleagues to reopen the government and restore needed subsidies | Letter
On the day after Election Day, I sent an email to Sen. Susan Collins in which I shared the following thoughts: I think yesterday’s election results were very decisive in both Maine and around the nation. In Maine, I am heartened to see that we choose to maintain our freedoms to vote and that we strive […]
The silence on Trump’s health is deafening | Letter
In covering the president’s recent visit to Japan, the media came up short.