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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Letter: Let Mainers decide on abortion rights
Please put the abortion rights amendment on the ballot and let the majority of Maine decide. The First Amendment to the Constitution includes not only freedom of speech but freedom to practice different religions, including those with secular convictions. The “establishment clause” and the “free exercise clause” specifically prohibit the government from creating an official […]
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Letter: L.L.Bean should sever ties to Citibank
Winters are changing. Early March saw local ponds here in Freeport free of ice more than a month before normal. February saw nearly no snowfall. January saw epic wind and rain storms, not snowstorms. What can an individual do to combat climate change? My choice is to raise awareness about the money that is still […]
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Letter: Sea level rise: not a matter of if, but when
Scientists are saying sea level rise will happen much faster than what governments are now presenting. And that makes the Sears Island vote all the more foolish.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Letter: Undermining international law
Israel’s defiance of a U.N. cease-fire resolution should be held to account
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Letter: Scuttling Sears Island project is folly
We humans are strange birds. We put our trust in scientists and drive far away to watch an eclipse of the sun they predicted with pinpoint accuracy. But when scientists tell us we risk ruining the future of the entire world if we don’t quickly stop burning fossil fuels, we dither. The Gulf of Maine […]
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Letter: Pass new gun safety law for everyone’s sake
My heart aches for the Card family. They tried. They knew Robert Card was troubled and wanted to take his firearms away. They called the sheriff for help. The sheriff could not find him and had no warrant to enter his home to confiscate his firearms. This week, the Maine Judiciary Committee is considering a […]
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Letter: Mack Point better for offshore wind project
The April 9 Maine House vote on L.D. 2266 was a demonstration of democracy in action. A bipartisan decision against changing environmental laws prior to a true alternative analysis, this vote now allows for the offshore wind port effort to move toward development on Mack Point in Searsport. The Mack Point location has a shuttered […]
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Letter: Stakes are grave in this presidential election
Will moderate Republicans and independents appreciate the gravity of the moment and cast their anti-Trump votes in the general election, or stay home? With congressional Republicans eerily comfortable allowing Putin to railroad through Ukraine, a skeptical world needs to witness a landslide election, offering reassurance that the vast majority of Americans would not choose someone […]
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Letter: Mills is out of touch with Maine values
Why doesn’t Gov. Janet Mills get Maine? Gender-affirming care for minors? Her five-year immigration plan is yet another folly. This is not why people come to and live in Maine. Is it possible for us to find a governor who loves Maine the way most of us do? It’s time for a change. James Scanlan […]
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Letter: Poetry underscores the history and heartache of Palestine
April is poetry month. Last April, I read from “19 Varieties of Gazelle” at my local library’s Soup and Poetry night. Having supported the Palestinian cause for many years, I wanted to highlight the verses of Naomi Shihab Nye, whose father’s family lost their Jerusalem home to the Israelis in 1948. The renowned poet Mahmoud […]
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