How much longer will the genocide in Palestine go on? Both Gaza and now the West Bank are under relentless attack. In Gaza, starving people are being shot by Israeli forces as they try to get the scraps of food that is being allowed to trickle in by Tel Aviv. Every day on social media […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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We want Maine’s representatives to show courage | Letter
Anyone who has ever dreamt of being the one on the playground who stepped in to help a bullied child — the one who had the courage to stand up against a clear wrong — needs to show that courage now. Just as Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith did in her “Declaration of Conscience” 75 […]
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Mainers should go the extra mile to shop local | Letter
Our grocery stores should make it easy for us to support our neighbors.
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Action needed from Sen. Collins, not words | Letter
I understand the motivation behind the postcard campaign, but I think it’s long past time for “Susan Collins to declare her conscience” (Opinion, May 27). I’m sure I’m not alone in having contacted Sen. Collins with that message years ago, to no avail. Since Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski has confessed that “We are all afraid […]
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Column failed to distinguish political and unconstitutional | Letter
I was more than disappointed by Steve Collins’ appraisal of Sen. Susan Collins’ actions/inactions during the Trump era (“Like it or not, Susan Collins and Jared Golden have Mainers’ respect,” May 31). He has confused her oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and civic duty with mere politics. There is no “middle ground” in deciding […]
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America needs to move past the immaturity | Letter
I miss teaching middle schoolers. They arrived with useful future ideas. They also arrived with cliches and an openness to finding a bosom buddy; meanness and unchecked kindness; sloppy habits and meticulous order; cheating and almost severe honesty; and cruel, dismissive name calling. I once walked into class as they were making fun of a […]
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Susan Collins should reject reckless bill | Letter
I served this country because I believe in protecting people’s rights and freedoms — not taking them away. That’s why I’m speaking out now, as a veteran, and as a longtime Maine resident, about what’s at stake if the U.S. Senate passes the reconciliation bill that has cleared the House. That bill hands out massive […]
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Susan Collins needs to pick a side now | Letter
Our senator needs to recognize that, under President Trump, the days of conciliation and negotiation are gone.
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Funding for more ICE agents should be denied | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins needs to lead the way in opposing this provision of the “big, beautiful bill.”
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America will survive this attack on its ideals | Letter
The author of a recent op-ed in these pages is struggling to teach her students about our country’s ideals (Opinion, June 1). The framework of our government is being challenged and, Tracy Fragale Henderson fears, is crumbling because of a onslaught by the executive branch. At other times in this country’s history, we engaged in […]