On the Nov. 4 ballot, the voters of Maine have a chance to endorse the Extreme Risk Protection Order, or red flag law, which will enable families to approach courts to directly remove weapons from people in crisis. We cannot allow another Lewiston to happen in our state or in our schools. If the Lewiston […]
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Gov. Newsom is performing an important public service | Letter
The California governor’s willingness to directly challenge President Trump’s rhetoric provides much-needed perspective for voters.
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Maine is facing a Medicaid time bomb | Letter
The administration’s recently enacted cuts to Medicaid will cause 40,000 Mainers to lose health care by 2026, and another 31,000 to become uninsured by 2027. In addition, the Medicaid dollars that are being withheld today will explode future costs and diminish workforce capacity due to unnecessarily poor health outcomes that could, and should, have been […]
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Protect yourself from a hidden outdoor menace | Letter
Two summers ago, I awoke with a headache. By evening, I had a fever of 104 degrees F. I felt really rotten. I had no appetite. And, when I did eat, everything tasted metallic. I couldn’t get out of bed, thinking I had the flu or COVID. Four days of this, and then my fever […]
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Voting is a right, not a privilege | Letter
Voting is a right, not a privilege. Question 1 on November’s ballot asks Mainers to approve three changes to election law: eliminate two days of absentee voting, make it harder to request and return absentee ballots and require photo ID. These changes may seem minor, even sensible. They are not. They raise unwarranted barriers to […]
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Is this a rehearsal for martial law? | Letter
The recent deployment of National Guard units to Washington, D.C., raises serious concerns. There’s no actual emergency, civil unrest or natural disaster — yet troops patrol peaceful streets. With crime rates lower than they have been in 30 years, the rationale is unclear. Is this just political theater, or a quiet rehearsal for normalizing military […]
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Proposed EPA change not good for our health — or our wallets | Letter
I was horrified when I heard that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to rescind a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are a danger to public health and welfare. The stated goal for this rollback is to remove the need for regulations and to save Americans money. The announcement did not include […]
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Fallout from Canada letter includes a call for boycotts | Letter
I don’t think the average American comprehends the serious damage this incident has done to U.S.-Canadian relations.
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In appreciation of fine Kennebec Journal reporting | Letter
I would like to thank the Kennebec Journal for providing excellent professional reporters in covering local news. Emily Duggan has covered RSU 38 events for a few years and I have found her articles to be both timely and accurate. She does her homework in searching out the facts of her stories. She understands the […]
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A suggestion for Sen. Joe Martin’s next Canada letter | Letter
When Maine Republican Sen. Joe Martin comes up for air, someone might remind him that Canadian tourism was down in Maine 28% in July, in large part due to the on again, off again tariffs, and our blatant disrespect for our Canadian neighbor’s sovereignty by suggesting it become the 51st state. In Martin’s recent letter […]