One of the reasons I support Sen. Susan Collins is based on my own personal experience. As a former state of Maine employee, I spent more than 51 months fighting for my MainePERS disability retirement claim through multiple denials and appeals. During that time, I wrote hundreds of letters and emails to state officials, legislators, […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kennedy Center consolation prizes for the president | Letter
An array of worthy establishments are just waiting in the wings.
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Support for Platner shows us character matters | Letter
On June 9, Graham Platner received 72% of votes in the Maine Democratic primary, and pundits are wondering if character matters in today’s politics. The votes for Platner prove that it does. The midterm elections in November will be the most important in the 250-year history ofthe United States. The contest will be between enablers […]
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An informed voter knows Iran war is needless | Letter
Graham Platner did four tours of duty. I rehabbed in a VA hospital as a child for training on a wooden leg. So, when many of my friends came home from Vietnam, they wanted me to go to the VA hospital with them. Graham Platner came back to sanity faster than most. I saw many […]
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Maine voters must turn their attention to the urgent | Letter
Enough about the politics, the candidates. Pour the energy into supporting something that really matters.
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Trump needs to get back to work | Letter
As if our president did not have more important things to do — like end his war of choice that is costing Americans billions and wreaking havoc on the world economy — he selfishly decided to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden with an entourage, disrupting rush-hour traffic in New York City […]
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Is Platner the best Maine can do? | Letter
I have fond memories of Maine. Now I cringe at how ugly the state’s politics are becoming.This is what happens when anti-Israel candidates like Graham Platner inject themselves into a political campaign. Out of 1.4 million Mainers, Platner is the best candidate Democrats can come up with to challenge Sen. Susan Collins? Like New York […]
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In closing in on transgender rights, Trump shows wisdom | Letter
I crave more substance from our elders than: “I think Donald Trump is a crazy person.” That’s all that was said in the June 11 letter “Reminded of the importance of listening to our elders.” That’s what constitutes wisdom from our elders? Wisdom, speaking as a 72-year-old, means looking back in my time to notice societal changes. […]
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Time in combat doesn’t clear Platner’s name | Letter
As a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea, with family members who have served in combat dating back to WWI, up to and through the current wars in the Middle East, I have to say that the so-called Democrats in Maine who voted for Graham Platner — because they believe his despicable behavior is […]
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The best way to honor 250 years would be to limit money in elections | Letters
Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, remember that we decide what comes next.