I commend Canadian Rhiannon Hamdi for the well-written Aug. 28, 2025 op-ed (“Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror”). We Americans need to look closely at what is happening in this country. Regardless of party affiliation, we should all be alarmed at the now-daily news of masked ICE agents roaming our streets; […]
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Gender ideology does not belong in Maine schools | Letter
Stop this assault on the truth.
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Sad to say I’m done with Maine | Letter
I live in Ottawa and truly miss traveling to the U.S. two to three times per year. It’s unfortunate and sad for such a beautiful country to spread such hatred and selfishness. However, this too shall pass. I see many state officials asking Canadians to return to the U.S. Despite the fear of crossing the […]
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Maine Democrats are cannibals | Letter
Democrats are cannibals. If we don’t stop preying on our own in the face of peril, we will cease to exist. Case in point? Graham Platner. Platner, a candidate who has managed to convince his deeply Republican neighbors of the threat the current administration poses to both them and the country, has suddenly gained the […]
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Let Auden’s lines light the way | Letter
As I read the paper’s Sept. 1 ‘Today in History’ section, I remembered that when the history course I taught got to the beginning of the Second World War, the students and I would read aloud and discus the poem, “September 1, 1939,” by W.H. Auden. On that date, Germany invaded Poland. While the circumstances […]
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Those angry about ICE forget we are a government of laws | Letter
Illegal entry into the United States is a federal crime. A non-citizen who enters or attempts to enter this country without authorization faces arrest and deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “We are a government of laws, and not of men,” noted John Adams, second president of the United States. What is it […]
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Susan Collins should not seek reelection | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins is no longer her usual “concerned.” Now she’s “extremely alarmed” that President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have fired the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after just weeks on the job. And that led to the resignations of four other CDC officials. […]
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Dismayed by arrest of immigrants in Skowhegan | Letter
This is in response to an article that appeared in the Aug. 28 edition, headlined “Erratic driving led to Skowhegan traffic stop, detaining of 14 Romanians.” Were laws broken? Yes, traffic laws, safety laws, but rather than given citations, they were arrested. Local police watched as they loaded their groceries, then proceeded to follow them […]
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Foster children hit hard by ‘big, beautiful bill’ | Letter
My husband and I recently adopted two children from Maine’s foster care system. They’re kind, smart, beautiful, funny, athletic and empathetic — like millions of other kids. I’m a teacher and my husband works in affordable housing. Our older child, a rising senior, insists on working 50 hours a week during summer. Our younger child […]