Tom Dunne (“Please don’t make me run for Maine governor,” Sept. 26) correctly reprises many years-old problems with our health care system: too much profit, inefficient non-profits, ineffective regulation and taxation, complexity, to name a few. But he did not suggest state-level policies that can be implemented to address these problems. Here are three. These […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The president needs a lesson on ‘American values’ | Letter
Donald Trump often claims to be the champion of American values. But is he? Is supporting the killing and deliberate starvation of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians in Gaza an American value? Is illegally arresting, detaining and deporting people without due process of the law an American value? Is bullying, threatening and using the […]
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Re-elect Stephanie Sienkiewicz as Augusta at-large councilor | Letter
As Augusta voters head to the polls, I urge my fellow residents to re-elect Stephanie Sienkiewicz as our at-large city councilor. Stephanie has proven herself to be a thoughtful, dedicated public servant who listens to the people she represents. She does her homework, asks the right questions and makes decisions based on what’s best for the entire […]
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The nightmare of rate hikes and dam removals | Letter
If I’m reading the Waterville Morning Sentinel correctly, it looks as though the Nature Conservancy plans to remove more of the dams to allow more trash fish like alewives and lamprey eels. That means the lobstermen will have to drive even further to get their alewives when they are already stressed for time and money. […]
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Hawaii highlights the shame of private beaches in Maine | Letter
I was born, raised, educated and employed in Maine for most of my long life and have always been proud of that. However, having just returned from a “bucket-list” trip to Hawaii, I learned something that made me angry and very disappointed in our state. Hawaii’s plentiful and wondrous beaches are all open to the […]
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Kudos for coverage of Casco Bay flotilla | Letter
Kudos to Press Herald staff writer John Terhune for his excellent article on the Maine Gaza Solidarity Flotilla, a welcome departure from typical mainstream media coverage that often neglects, distorts or lies about what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank. I offer a few comments. First, I think demonstrators who took part in […]
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Maine’s Question 2 takes aim at gun owners | Letter
Charles Armstrong’s Oct. 1 letter, about referendum Question 2, states that “firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens, and the leading cause of suicide death in Maine.” That’s like saying automobiles are the leading cause of deaths in car crashes. Firearms don’t shoot themselves any more than cars drive themselves. This […]
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Clarifying America’s relationship with war | Letter
Republicans are always the ones bailing us out of conflict? That’s a stretch.
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Why I’m flying a red flag from my house | Letter
I have two flags flying on my house: an American flag and a University of Connecticut Huskies flag. I am a huge UCONN basketball fan, so this will be my time of year. That being said, I have taken down my beloved Huskies flag and put up a red flag. I know red is the […]
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Why I’m flying a red flag from my house | Letter
I have two flags flying on my house: an American flag and a University of Connecticut Huskies flag. I am a huge UConn basketball fan, so this will be my time of year. That being said, I have taken down my beloved Huskies flag and put up a red flag. I know red is the […]