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  • Published
    February 20, 2019

    Letter to the Editor: Vote Maine Sen. Susan Collins out of office if she supports specious ’emergency’

    If Sen. Susan Collins allows President Trump to enact this national emergency, she and the Trump Republican Senate may change the course of this nation. Completely disheartening. Trump may be re-elected. This may be possible. I have resigned myself to anything happening. But that doesn’t stop Maine voters from voting the senior senator out of […]

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    February 20, 2019

    Letter to the Editor: Endless leftist harangues encourage anti-American conspiracies

    Should we really be surprised at allegations that another U.S.-born citizen, Air Force veteran Monica Elfriede Witt, was willing to betray America? Unlike Edward Snowden, who defected to Russia, this U.S.-born citizen defected to Iran and allegedly also brought them troves of top-secret documents. For decades now, the left has been incessantly slamming America as […]

  • Published
    February 20, 2019

    Letter to the Editor: Publicly owned electric utility would benefit Maine ratepayers

    We’ve seen in the news that there are problems with the way electricity in Maine is provided. Central Maine Power’s billing and service issues have been front and center. We have some of the highest electricity rates in the country. As of 2017, Maine had the least reliable power delivery service in the nation. The […]

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    February 20, 2019

    Letter to the Editor: Trump opposes abortion in order to pander to single-issue voters

    As a born-again Christian/evangelical, I deeply distrust Donald Trump’s recent statement regarding abortion. Trump declared, before a meeting of evangelicals, that he is strongly anti-abortion. Evidently, Trump has gone after the single-issue voters. They focus on abortion and ignore Trump’s actions, which show a total disregard for our nation and people. A few thousand-plus children […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2019

    Letter to the editor: Coyotes play a vital role

    Natural predators have been demonized, to the detriment of the ecosystem.

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  • Published
    February 19, 2019

    Letter to the editor: Mainer says he’s paying for Sen. Collins’ tax vote

    As Sen. Susan Collins gears up to run for re-election next year, it’s time to assess what she has accomplished over the past two years of majority Republican rule. I’ve just done my taxes and discovered that I owe $2,535 more than I paid last year as a result of her vote for massive tax […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2019

    Letter to the editor: Asylum seekers get more compassion from Mexico

    In the Feb. 6 article “More asylum seekers reach border” (Page A3), I was struck by the contrasting responses of the Mexican and American governments to the asylum seekers’ presence at our southern border. The Mexican government recognized the migrants for what they are: desperate asylum seekers with “express intentions of surrendering to U.S. authorities.” […]

  • Published
    February 19, 2019

    Letter to the editor: ‘Tragedy of the commons’ plays out in our climate

    The typical New England village “common” was an open field where animals graze – until unintentional overgrazing destroyed it as each farmer, hoping to “maximize his personal gain,” kept adding more animals. A 1968 article in Science by professor Garrett Hardin called the resulting wreck “The Tragedy of the Commons.” Today, because of the market’s […]

  • Published
    February 18, 2019

    Letter to the editor: Carbon fee and dividend will help meet Green New Deal goals

    Thank you for your excellent editorial (Our View, Feb. 12), which describes the need for the Green New Deal and places it in its historical context of FDR’s New Deal. It is a bold set of ideas that are at a scale to start meeting the multiple challenges that climate change poses for all of […]

  • Published
    February 18, 2019

    Letter to the editor: Workplace harassment reports should raise awareness of our own role in perpetuating racism

    I’m deeply concerned regarding recent reports of racially based tactics (e.g., “whites only” signs and nooses) of several General Motors employees in its Toledo plant. There’s not a lot that has to be said. Racism runs deep in our history, culture and society. It is up to all of us to uproot these long-held lies […]