Reports of ICE activity during school drop-off and pick-up times have been deeply troubling.
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In disbelief at support for President Trump | Letter
I used to send a letter every chance I got. I will try now. I am 77 years old. I cringe every time I see President Trump. How can anybody support such a monster? I am totally disgusted with all that he has done to the whole world. Richard Aspinall Sr.Scarborough
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Rep. Golden has tarnished his record | Letter
It’s just as well that Rep. Jared Golden is not seeking reelection. Recently, he and a handful of Democrats voted to fund an additional $10 billion for ICE and $18 billion for CBP, without meaningful restraints on President Trump’s violent crackdown on immigrants in Minnesota and other blue states across the country — most recently […]
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Congress must stop Trump’s Greenland pursuit | Letter
A recent op-ed in the Sun Journal outlined that President Trump has stated, “We need to own Greenland” because it’s not being defended by the Danish government and could fall into the hands of the Russians or Chinese. The U.S. had 17 bases in Greenland during the Cold War; I know because I spent time at […]
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What’s in a name? Mainers express disgust at ‘Catch of the Day’ | Opinion
“Cruel,” “clumsy,” “corrupting.”
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Defend immigrants and their contributions | Letter
I have been a family physician in Maine for more than 40 years. Several days ago, I successfully treated a patient, who was in cardiac arrest, using an automatic external defibrillator (AED). It made me think of the origins of this important medical device and its inventor, Dr. Bernard Lown. Dr. Lown was a Jewish […]
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Proposed redevelopment of Augusta Arsenal site raises questions | Letter
At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Augusta Planning Board tabled Main Street I LLC’s request to convert the Burleigh Building at the Kennebec Arsenal into 15 residential units. It was the right call. For those of us who have followed debates about this property for nearly 20 years, it is hard to place confidence in […]
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Concerned about local collaboration with ICE in Maine | Letter
Some recent apprehensions aren’t adding up for me.
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Trump has run the presidency like a business | Letter
Douglas Rooks is correct, in his Jan. 22 column, that business people have, in the past, made for unsuccessful presidents. I will point out that he glosses over the spectacular failure of the Carter administration, especially in view of the fact that Carter’s Democrats controlled both houses of Congress during his time in office. But […]
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DOT worker deaths should lead to better roadway safety | Letter
My sympathies to the families and colleagues of the Department of Transportation (DOT) workers who were killed in the I-95 ramp accident in Waterville. Road crews should use speed bumps to slow down traffic entering Route 148 in Madison, along with creating better sight lines for traffic coming onto Route 148, by trimming trees, adding […]