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Maine commuter routes or international raceways? | Letter
Try slowing down and pay attention.
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Feeling betrayed by Sen. Angus King | Letter
What did his vote accomplish?
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Ignore lazy reporting about Graham Platner | Letter
Regarding the article “Graham Platner’s campaign manager steps down, cites wife’s pregnancy” (Oct. 27), the only new development was included in the headline. The real intended takeaway is that readers remember “a string of controversies surrounding Platner”; “the latest shake-up for Platner’s campaign”; “embroiled in controversies”; “Platner’s past comments include … “; “his campaign hampered […]
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UMaine should preserve historic building, reconfigure parking | Letter
Don’t do it, UMaine. The university plans to demolish the oldest building on the Orono campus for more parking, claiming it would cost $10 million to upgrade the 1833 former farmhouse. That’s a bit hard to believe, but more importantly, where’s the respect for local history? This reminds me of how urban renewal gutted downtown […]
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Graham Platner is a rare type of politician | Letter
Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate here in Maine, hit a stumbling block recently when it was disclosed that he had a Nazi-style tattoo on his chest. This is the kind of discovery that can end a campaign. In his explanation on how he got the tattoo, Platner did a very unusual thing for a […]
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Susan Collins continues to lead and deliver | Letter
The 2026 election is a race between competence and chaos.
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Rose ‘Garden’ lunch stood in stark contrast | Letter
How to reconcile one reality with another?
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Let snow days be snow days — remote learning isn’t the way | Letter
As the winter season approaches, Maine schools will once again be confronted with what to do about inclement weather. Increasingly many districts are making use of “remote learning” as an alternative to the traditional “snow day.” Implicit in the choice is the equivalency of in-person and remote instruction. Nothing could be further from the truth. […]
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Number of government subsidy dependents is a sign, not a swindle | Letter
The figures aren’t indicative of widespread abuse but of a country that no longer serves its middle and lower classes.