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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Letter writers should get help treating their TDS | Letter
This letter could set a record for brevity. On Sept. 2, this paper published two letters — one critical of the administration’s attitude toward immigrants (“We’ve seen this unsettling story before“) and the other (“Voter ID referendum includes dangerous changes“) alleging that requiring a picture ID to vote is burdensome. In the case of the […]
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Portland could turn things around by easing permitting | Letter
Where’s the vision?
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Canadians shouldn’t make generalizations about Americans | Letter
I took great offense at Rhiannon Hamdi’s Aug. 28 op-ed (“Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror“), which attempted to lump all proud American citizens into her one narrow box. Yes, we have some major problems and our current political nightmare is heartbreaking to the majority of citizens — but to […]
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Why aren’t we all ashamed? | Letter
Reading Rhiannon Hamdi’s Aug. 28 op-ed, “Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror,” and the letters to the editor collectively titled “Canadians enraged by invitation of Maine State Sen. Joseph Martin” (Aug. 20), I had what has become a familiar reaction: shame. Though underestimated in degree, incompetence, ignorance, corruption and cruelty […]
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Schoolwork needs to come before football | Letter
Travis Lazarczyk’s Sept. 2 column about Thursday night high school football makes a good case for same, with one very important consideration left unaddressed: Thursday night is, or at least used to be, a school night. Athletes and fans should be home on Thursday night doing homework and otherwise preparing for school the next day. […]
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Don’t let beach access opponents turn us against each other | Letter
Maybe it’s the winters. A minus-5-degree morning has a way of keeping people real. Whatever the reason, Mainers have always had a knack for spotting nonsense a mile away. The Aug. 24 op-ed from attorneys Gilliard and Kieser (“Maine beach access case carries huge implications for private property“) was yet another attempt to tell us […]
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This is no time for Susan Collins to be cautious | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins is cautious about how she steps forward. She writes a few safe press releases, attends a ribbon cutting ceremony and considers her job done. In this age when the president is ignoring the limits of the powers of the executive branch, that is not nearly enough. Sen. Collins has been around a […]
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My trip to Canada was life-affirming | Letter
The week before last, I was fortunate to visit Ottawa, Ontario. Being the national capital of Canada, Ottawa is a beautiful city full of world class museums, stunning architecture,amazing vistas, gorgeous gardens and incredible walkways. Despite these features, two otherexperiences highlighted my trip. On the first day, I wanted to see the ceremonial band perform […]
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Susan Collins ups the ante on indignation | Letter
I noted, with great interest, the headline and the associated story of Aug. 29 concerning the president’s firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez. Sen. Susan Collins is not just alarmed, but “extremely alarmed.” This escalation in her demeanor is a significant departure from her usual “very concerned” state of righteous […]