How the latest war began. President Trump: Ho hum, I feel kind of bored today and kind of, I don’t know … uneasy. There’s something on my mind, but it’s not that matter that begins with an “E” and ends with an “ein.” I never think about that. Anyway, just for the heck of it, I […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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US attack on Iran should distress Americans | Letter
President Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran was the last straw for me. The attack was not vetted by Congress and was ill-planned. Trump reportedly ordered the attack in the middle of negotiations with Iran, during a plane ride to Texas. Shortly after giving the order, he made an appearance at a charity gala at Mar-a-Lago. […]
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Maine needs an experienced leader who has paid their dues | Letter
An attractive persona is not enough.
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We need regime change as much as Iran, if not more | Letter
I believe President Trump must be removed from office and charged with crimes against humanity. Trump could have continued to negotiate with Iran but decided, without provocation, to bomb it and, with Israel, to assassinate its leadership instead. This, along with the reported deaths of 165 people, most of them elementary school students, and no […]
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Elimination of EPA standards gravely endangers us | Letter
The Environmental Protection Agency was started in 1970 by President Nixon, who recognized the negative effect human activities were having on the environment. In 2009, an “endangerment finding” was issued by the EPA in response to a Supreme Court decision determining that greenhouse gases were a form of pollution covered by the Clean Air Act. […]
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Here’s how health care costs can be brought under control | Letter
Universal health care will reduce unnecessary administrative complexity — and expense.
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Beware suppression of the First Amendment | Letter
Our freedom of speech and the freedom of the press are under pressure from multiple directions. Recent events make the danger impossible to ignore. When journalists like Don Lemon and comedians like Stephen Colbert are pressured simply for doing their jobs —documenting public events and asking challenging questions through satire — it sends a warning […]
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Support Rick Bennett as Maine’s next governor | Letter
I would like to share my enthusiastic support for Rick Bennett’s campaign as an independent candidate for governor. As someone who has been successful in both the legislative and business arenas, Rick is uniquely qualified to solve problems including the need for better management and use of state government resources while keeping the costs of […]
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Living in America isn’t a right, it’s a privilege | Letter
The Somalians that I was referring to in my letter of Jan. 22 (“Mainers should let ICE agents do their job”), whom ICE proceeded to talk to, engage with, follow and/or detain, may not have broken the law — as in burglary, rape or stealing — but if their citizenship paperwork wasn’t in order to […]
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Time for a Universal Civil Rights Act for Maine | Letter
Maine has long prided itself on being a place where fairness, integrity and independence matter. Yet, when it comes to protecting our citizens’ most basic constitutional rights, we rely almost entirely on federal courts and federal statutes. It’s time to change that. A Universal Civil Rights Act — such as those adopted in states like […]