I believe Victor Orban, the oligarchical, autocratic leader of Hungary, has had a large hand in orchestrating our administration. It is Orban’s “playbook” that the conservatives followed in their Project 2025. Orban was a speaker at several CPACs going back to 2016. Orban visited our current president several times at his home before this past […]
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Time for Maine to soak the rich | Letter
I want to thank columnist Jim Fossel for talking about “soaking the rich” when it comes to taxes and our state budget (“Janet Mills, Democrats prepare to unleash tax tsunami on Maine,” April 13). A quick look around tells us about the precarious state of what is loosely termed our social safety net: hospitals, health […]
Trump may want to tread carefully on Canada | Letter
Canada is more than a 51st state. By area, Canada is the second largest country in the world. It has 10 provinces (plus three territories). Eight of the 10 provinces have populations larger than four states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska and North Dakota). Ontario’s population is larger than every state except California, Texas, Florida and New […]
Calling on Sen. King to meet with constituents | Letter
I agree with the calls for Sen. Collins and Rep. Golden to hold town halls, and raise the ante to include Sen. Angus King. While he speaks of his concerns on the Senate floor, we need him to speak to us about why he is still voting to confirm the administration’s nominees. He is astounded […]
Maine’s end-of-life care policy deserves closer inspection | Letter
A dignified death does not require “death with dignity.”
Housing article lacked context on Auburn plan | Letter
In the April 13 story “Anatomy of a housing project the neighbors stopped dead,” the writers refer to a “similar scenario” in Auburn, “where a developer abandoned ambitious plans for a housing development after local residents rose in opposition and elected a new mayor whose campaign was built around fighting the project.” I assume the […]
Susan Collins must demand deportee’s return | Letter
It is the duty of Sen. Susan Collins to immediately and forcefully condemn President Trump’s refusal to follow the Supreme Court’s order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to his family, and to introduce a Senate resolution demanding that the president obey the Court. Abrego Garcia’s deportation was a clear and deliberate violation […]
Trump leaves Maine supporters out in the cold | Letter
As impossible as it seems, it was in high school 30 years ago that I first noticed a quote by Kurt Vonnegut in his classic “Slaughterhouse-Five”: “America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves.” I can’t help but think of that quote […]
Janet Mills’ stubbornness on Title IX is costing Maine | Letter
The governor needs to do a better job of reading the room.
It’s about to be painful for patients in Maine | Letter
When I read that there is to be a major overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which includes severe cuts for addiction services and community health centers across the country, I felt sickened. Finally, the death rates are slowing for overdoses, from opiates, especially fentanyl, and this is not the time […]
 
				