I am a strong proponent of Medicare for All. However, those of us in favor of that measure must realize what a huge number of opponents we have, and what a huge change we would be asking of the U.S. economy. The profits of the medical insurers would disappear. The stock prices of those companies […]
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Time to get ICE out of Maine | Letter
This campaign of terror needs to end now.
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Preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is long overdue | Letter
In his excellent Jan. 5 op-ed, “We must protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” Daniel Tandy is spot on describing the again-threatened Refuge as “the largest and most remote national wildlife refuge in the country, renowned for its incomparable ecological values, cultural significance and climate importance.” It is more than these. For many, including me, […]
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Don’t let Trump whitewash history | Letter
On the fifth anniversary of the violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump is continuing in his effort to rewrite and whitewash history. He is now claiming Democrats and Capitol police provoked the rioters. It was not a “day of love,” as he has called it, and the rioters were not “hostages or political […]
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Electric vehicles can work well in Maine | Letter
These cars belong in big cities, yes, but also in suburbs.
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When groups of people are dehumanized, silence isn’t an option | Letter
This letter is in response to Mr. Abdullahi Ahmed’s Jan. 6 op-ed (“Dehumanization of Somali community is a warning sign Maine can’t ignore“). I agree, the current administration’s strategy of dehumanizing entire ethnic groups of citizens, before punishing them, is not new. Prior to the invasion of Europe during World War II, the Nazi Party, […]
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Trump’s lawless ventures continue unopposed | Letter
I am constantly astounded by the shameless, spineless Republican senators as they preside over the destruction of our democracy. History will soundly condemn our Republican legislators and Donald Trump but in the meantime our people and our nation are suffering. The latest horror is the obscene invasion of Venezuela. Yes, Maduro is vile, but that is […]
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Electric cars are not just for the city | Letter
I disagree with the disparaging comments by Douglas Rooks about electric cars and the state of Maine’s efforts to promote them (“Maine must learn from its energy mistakes and successes,” Jan. 8). He stated that electric cars only work in cities. I live in very rural Somerville, Maine, and have owned an electric car for […]
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Maine should be working to abolish ICE | Letter
I wish the tragic murder of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross was unthinkable. It’s my sincere view that an innocent person being repeatedly shot in the face by a member of ICE is an inevitable outcome of ICE itself. I believe Mainers, from the grassroots level to our elected officials, should be working […]
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Let’s observe Jan. 6 the proper way | Letter
I really think it’s important to know and remember that Jan. 6 has traditionally been known as Three Kings Day or Epiphany, the day the three kings or wise men set out from their trip to find Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to journey back to the lands they came from after their search for […]