We’ve strayed far from our values as a nation.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jared Golden’s excuse on town halls doesn’t fly | Letter
As we watch the Trump regime ransack the federal government and trash the Constitution, Rep. Jared Golden chooses to level his criticisms at the grassroots organization Indivisible, calling it divisive and questioning its financing. If pushing back on the fascist regime in Washington, D.C., is divisive, then I guess that moniker fits. It’s not even […]
Kennebec Journal could use a name change | Letter
Things have changed drastically with the Kennebec Journal in the last couple of months in regard to layout, delivery and content. One thing that hasn’t changed though, at least not for the better, is the consistency of the left-leaning tone throughout your letters and opinion section. It could be that most of your readership identifies […]
Protect SNAP benefit in Maine | Letter
Try living on the average single person’s weekly food stamp benefit. You’ll understand there is no room left to cut.
Sensible to run the country like a business | Letter
For four years, Americans were in a “constitutional crisis” when illegals were allowed into our country. And when Americans had to pay higher tariffs to other countries for goods. Now that those countries are being required to do the same, they don’t like it. Who said the U.S. has to save the world when we […]
What makes a team stronger | Letter
Sports don’t need more barriers. They need heart and hustle.
Student-athlete’s letter was an inspiration | Letter
I write with respect and admiration for Anelise Feldman, the high school track athlete who articulately addressed what it is actually like to be a teammate of the transgender student that censured Rep. Laurel Libby felt compelled to name in a Facebook post. Ms. Feldman’s letter to the editor on May 14 displayed maturity and […]
We need better enforcement of gun laws, not new laws | Letter
Noah Stern-Rich’s May 11 op-ed (“Maine needs to get its act together on gun laws“) seems to imply that the more anti-gun laws, the better. We already have a federal background check that works. It would work even better if all local criminal records were tied into the federal system. As to red flag laws, […]
How does Trump define success? | Letter
Our president has bragged about the “most successful” first 100 days in presidential history. Successful for whom? The stock market has had its worst performance in a president’s first 100 days since 1974, and gross domestic product dropped over the first quarter of 2025, the first time in years. Of course, the president is not […]
How to cope during these troubling times | Letter
There’s so much going on these days it’s hard to make sense of it. I’m not sure we can as it changes from day to day, and maybe that’s part of the whole idea. In fact, I’m writing this letter on Earth Day, but that hardly seems a blip as the stock market has tanked […]