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Amy Canfield

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  • Published
    May 22, 2020

    Letter: U.S was founded on individual liberties, not collective values

    Mr. Beem’s article “The selfish minority” (May 8) is probably the most outrageous of his many outrageous articles. In addition to his customary Trump bashing, he has managed to castigate everyone of a conservative viewpoint. He says he is only writing about a minority of people, but then says “Trump supporters are not really conservatives.” […]

  • Published
    May 22, 2020

    Letter: Beem small-minded to say re-opening economy is selfish

    Glass half empty or half full? Same glass, opposite viewpoint. That is how I see columnist Edgar Allen Beem’s screed, “The selfish minority”  (May 8)  because otherwise I cannot understand his view that Americans who think it is time to re-open the economy are selfish. From my point of view, it is selfish not to […]

  • Published
    May 21, 2020

    Letter: Repeal of ACA during pandemic would be unsurpassed cruelty

    Let me get this straight: President Trump has ordered essential workers, particularly those working in high-risk food processing plants, to return to work. If they refuse, they will be ineligible for unemployment benefits, including health coverage at a time when they need it the most. This is one of the most unconscionable and cruel actions […]

  • Published
    May 20, 2020

    Letter: Balentine disrespects readers with Fox News tactics

    John Balentine returns with another false choice draped in an illogical and overly emotional appeal to American history. He deliberately spins out of context a quote by an 18th century politician who is actually complaining about a lack of democracy and then warps it by assuming without justification that that historic politician must agree with […]

  • Published
    May 19, 2020

    Gorham council orders no tax hike in school budget

    Superintendent Heather Perry says that will entail cutting $700,000 from the schools’ $43.1 million proposal.

  • Published
    May 15, 2020

    Maine Bicentennial: Bridgton

    In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.

  • Published
    May 14, 2020

    Letter: All aboard for Balentine’s ‘freedumb’ train

    So the pandemic is over and the pandumbic has started. Mr. Balentine’s Freedumb Shopping Train from Wuhan, China, has arrived right on schedule (“Give us liberty, or give us death,” May 8). Apparently not enough people have died (73,000 and counting) to satisfy Mammon (the Republicans’ true god). While Patrick Henry’s “Give me shopping, or […]

  • Published
    May 14, 2020

    Letter: Balentine far off base on herd immunity, quarantines

    Reading John Balentine’s “Lockdown madness must end” (April 24) was just sad on so many levels – the lack of science behind the assertion of herd immunity, the callousness of indefinitely quarantining older people (more than 20% of our population in Maine) so that out-of-state tourists (from states with far greater risks of COVID-19 exposure) […]

  • Published
    May 14, 2020

    Maine Bicentennial: Gorham

      In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.

  • Published
    May 12, 2020

    Letter: Maine GOP has history of environmental protection rollbacks, too

    Much appreciated was Edgar Allen Beem’s opinion piece (“Happy (belated) Earth Day!” April 29) offering the opportunity to reminisce on Earth Day and acknowledge the leadership of Maine’s environmental movement of the 60s and 70s by Republicans “Hoddy” Hildreth, Harry Richardson, Joe Sewall and Marion Fuller Brown. In this group might have been included Jon […]

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