Gov. Janet Mills is too old to become a freshman U.S. senator. She needs to retire successfully as governor. We need younger people with greater energy and new ideas. She would be 84 years old before her term expires. In recent photographs, Gov. Mills looks extraordinarily tired. She appears to have little patience with people […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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On Oct. 18, Maine must show up and be heard | Letter
Hunkering down will not keep us safe from the Trump administration’s actions.
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High property taxes and low educational achievement? No thanks. | Letter
As you report (“Maine property taxes are high. What can lawmakers do about it?” Sept. 25), property taxes in Maine are hurting people on fixed incomes, which includes many in retirement. Attempts to rein in costs include the defunct 2022 stabilization program, rebates on property taxes, increased revenue to towns and a tax deferral program. However, […]
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No Kings Rally is more than a protest, it’s a promise | Letter
On Oct. 18, thousands of Mainers will join millions of Americans for the No KingsRally — a peaceful, nationwide stand for democracy. In America, we don’t do kings. This rally is to reject authoritarianism in all its forms: the glorification of unchecked power, the erosion of voting rights, the use of force against peaceful protest […]
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President Trump reminds me of a spoiled child | Letter
President Trump has made some bold moves to secure our country. OK, what’s in it for me? I have not heard of any tax breaks for the middle class. Also, he has made many presidential changes, i.e., renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Since he has been in office, gun violence has […]
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Wake up to the reality of climate change | Letter
Describing President Trump’s Sept. 23 speech to the U.N. General Assembly, foreign newspapers called it “deranged,” “violent,” “insulting,” “incoherent” and “crazy.” I say, “Trump is dangerous.” In his speech he claims that climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” Now that he gets no resistance from the courts nor the […]
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The other side of the Medicare coin | Letter
Traditional Medicare is not one size fits all.
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Where’s the outrage on Trump’s blue state attacks? | Letter
We have a president of this country blaming American voters for not voting for him and for exercising their rights to vote. He is going after blue states and blue cities; going after cumulative individuals who have exercised their right to vote. Trump, and his associates by their acquiescence, have decided that it is all right […]
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Leave Maine’s voter ID system as is | Letter
Absentee voting is essential to a large portion of Maine’s population: seniors and Mainers with chronic health problems that prevent them from driving or going to the polls. Making absentee voting more difficult will jeopardize the ability of these Mainers to vote. I speak from experience. My mother-in-law had severe COPD and could no longer […]
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Public health relies on vaccination | Letter
This administration is pushing people out of health care programs to fund tax breaks for the wealthy while undermining trust in vaccines that protect us from deadly diseases. That is not just reckless; it is dangerous. I know what’s at stake. In the early 1960s, before the measles vaccine, my son contracted the illness. It […]