I was offended by the commerce secretary’s recent remarks on Social Security.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Letter: You don’t have to be a ‘fraudster’ to miss a Social Security check
I’m not a fraudster, despite what Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick might suggest. However, I would complain if Social Security missed a payment; I doubt that CMP and others would be very understanding if I couldn’t pay my bills. The arrogant and elitist attitudes and actions of Trump and his wealthy minions are hurting hardworking Americans. […]
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Letter: CPB cuts make a mockery of border privileges
Recently, in applying to renew my membership in the program for expedited border crossings between the USA and Canada, I was informed that “Due to a significant increase in application volume, we are extending the grace period to allow you continued full benefits while U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is finalizing your renewal application.” […]
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Letter: Tariffs are just a big game to Trump
President Donald Trump’s lust for retribution, and its most recent manifestation in the worldwide tariffs he’s just imposed, shows a willingness to take enormous risks with the nation’s economy. And why not? He won’t suffer one iota personally if things go awry (as they have for a number of his personal financial gambits). He’s got […]
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Trump administration’s destruction comes to Maine | Letter
What is happening with this administration is outrageous. Community health services and funds for addiction services are being closed and funding taken away. Right here in Maine the recovery center in Augusta is closing its doors and leaving over 800 people without services. How can the Republicans allow this to happen? Every agency that takes […]
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Letter: Sen. Collins needs to speak out
I am furious with Sen. Susan Collins. OK, I’m a Democrat, but still. When will she stand up to harshly criticize the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE? When will Sen. Collins: • denounce the flagrant attacks on free speech; • denounce the erasure of American history for petty and wrong reasons. (Were the Iwo […]
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Letter: Trump has Mainers on the road to ruin
As a concerned Mainer, frightened by the actions of our new president, I believe that the unprecedented and unhinged plans that Donald Trump has undertaken since January will destroy our government and cause extreme hardship for our citizens. Appointing Elon Musk, and so many others who are supremely unqualified for their positions, and eliminating crucial […]
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Letter: Impressed by Kessa Benner op-ed
I applaud Kessa Benner’s March 21 opinion speaking out on the unfairness of her having to compete against an individual assigned male at birth in her athletic event (“Opinion: My dream of a state pole vaulting championship was unfairly shattered). She is correct. A similar opinion piece recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, written […]
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Letter: Calling on Maine’s leaders to meet, address voters
Rep. Pingree has made herself available to constituents. Her D.C. counterparts? Not so much.
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Letter: A simple solution to transgender athletes issue
I am appalled by the amount of time and energy being sucked up by the whole transgender teen athlete issue. Let’s start with the facts. Consistently, 1.7% of the babies born in the United States each year have enough physical ambiguity in their bodies to be categorized as intersex. Trying to legislate that there are […]