I am not focusing on the different political choices we made in the last presidential election; that’s history now. Instead, I’m turning the page and looking ahead with grave concern. I’m frightened by executive actions declared by President Trump, many challenging the Constitution and threatening our democracy. James Madison argued in Federalist 47, “the accumulation […]
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Humor is still a powerful weapon against Trump | Letter
The cancellations of Jimmy Kimmel’s and Stephen Colbert’s programs only proves the point.
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RFK Jr. guilty of administrative malpractice | Letter
At the Sept. 4, 2025 Senate oversight hearing, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once again argued that he has the prescription that will fix the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and America’s health problems. I was a health care provider for 40 years. If I practiced like Kennedy, […]
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Maine’s farmers’ markets should put farmers first | Letter
A farmer’s market is not a weekend social club.
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Remember Lewiston tragedy and vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 | Letter
Oct. 25, 2023, will be a day I won’t forget. It was the day of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting in Lewiston, my hometown. When I called to check on family members, my brother shared that his daughter-in-law’s cousin was among the 18 victims murdered by Robert Card. Another 13 victims were injured. Eventually, we learned […]
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Maine summers haven’t lost their magic | Letter
What makes them special is the nature our great state has to offer.
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Collins should have protected us from RFK Jr. | Letter
Now that the nation’s health is at risk, the senator needs to do all she can to replace the health and human services secretary.
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Gov. Mills and her party must apologize for failures in leadership | Letter
Maine ranks in the bottom 10 states for K–12 education, according to the 2025 Kids Count Data Book. Its special education identification rate is 21%, far above the national average of 15%. COVID is cited as a leading factor. While Maine schools were technically “open” in 2020–2021, masking, distancing and other restrictions made normal learning […]
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A proposed treatment plan for Northern Light’s financial ills | Letter
The answer may be as simple as switching to a publicly funded single-payer system for everyone.
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Common Ground Fair a celebration of craftsmanship and community | Letter
I read with great enjoyment the Sept. 11 article about growing interest in the Common Ground Fair. This fair is the backdrop of many of my cherished childhood memories — from perusing the fine art and craft market with my grandmother, to raising dust clouds sliding down the amphitheater hill on a cardboard sled. Since […]