That includes our national parks, which will no longer offer free admission on MLK Day or Juneteenth thanks to Donald Trump.
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More intervention needed to prevent military tragedies | Letter
Members of Congress who urged troops to refuse illegal orders should follow up, explaining exactly how to do it.
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Alarmed by EPA’s pesticide approvals | Letter
On Nov. 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the pesticide isocycloseram for use on foods such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, tree nuts, peanuts, coffee and sugar cane as well as for lawns and golf courses. Isocycloseram contains PFAS, a highly persistent chemical that is harmful to humans and extremely toxic to bees. Human […]
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Please listen when domestic violence victims say they’re afraid | Letter
Fifty years ago, my friend, Elizabeth Bruneau, was killed in Lewiston by her husband, RobertBruneau. At the time, I was a new nursing student in training at CMMC. A few years earlierLiz and Bob had lived upstairs from me in Auburn. On Dec. 5, 1975, Liz came to visit her mother at CMMC. She told […]
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Gubernatorial candidates should focus on Mainers’ needs instead of grandstanding against Trump | Letter
They should build their platforms on the positivity of bipartisan cooperation.
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Thanks to Maine’s newspaper carriers | Letter
I cherish my morning paper.
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Write Platner off at your peril | Letter
I wish to respond to the Nov. 28 op-ed by Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship (“Graham Platner has a Blackwater problem”). My first response to Evangelos is: Has he seen Graham Platner at a town hall? If not, he should attend one. Platner fills auditoriums. He creates a buzz. He speaks of issues that are near […]
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Protesting Portland students showed real bravery | Letter
We owe these kids more than applause.
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Our expectations of Portland’s homeless need correcting | Letter
In the Dec. 3, 2025, article about homeless people in Portland, there was information that the city’s “warming” shelter is only open when the temperature falls below 15 degrees Fahrenheit, or when there is more than 10 inches of snow (“Portland’s homeless residents struggle to stay warm as snow arrives”). I began to wonder how […]
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Rick Bennett is the best choice for Maine’s next governor | Letter
Bennett can see through the two-party haze. That’s rare.