Letters

Published
February 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Amendment stops churches from turning into PACs

Last week, President Trump announced he would repeal the Johnson Amendment, which prevents tax-exempt charitable groups from engaging in partisan politics. Some churches support this move, claiming the amendment violates their pastors’ freedom of speech and enforces too strict a line between church and state. As a retired minister, I would argue just the opposite. […]
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February 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Trump trying to dismantle protections for consumers

Are the inmates really running the asylum? Donald Trump recently announced that he will try to undercut many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and, even more incredibly, try to rescind a Department of Labor rule that would require broker to act as fiduciaries – that is, in their clients’ best interests – when advising them […]
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February 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Website erred in posting phone number of KKK

Why did you reproduce the entire Ku Klux Klan flier in your online coverage of the Freeport rally organized in response to the distribution of KKK fliers there? I understand the need to keep us informed, but did you hesitate at all when you posted a photo of the flier on the Web – including […]
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February 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Garland should be seated before Gorsuch on Supreme Court

Neil McGill Gorsuch is obviously completely qualified to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice, but then so is Judge Merrick Garland. Judge Garland, the nominee of an elected president, should be seated first and the next vacancy given to Judge Gorsuch. Judge Gorsuch, an originalist defender of the Constitution as written and intended, would gain […]
Published
February 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins played voting system to protect DeVos nomination while looking independent

Your Feb. 1 headline and story claiming that Sen. Susan Collins will not support Betsy DeVos as the nominee for secretary of education is terribly misleading and perpetuates the nonsense that Ms. Collins is somehow independent. The facts are that, on Jan. 31, Susan Collins, as a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, […]

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February 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins seems to understand Obamacare can’t just vanish without replacement

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to travel to Washington, D.C., and meet with Sen. Susan Collins about the Affordable Care Act, which has made a dramatic impact on the life of my family. During our meeting, I told Sen. Collins about my son, Sam, who was born with life-threatening medical problems. During his […]
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February 7, 2017

Letters to the editor: Trump a two-term president? He’ll be lucky to get through one

According to Benjamin J. Michaud, the American people will suffer the slings and arrows of Donald Trump not just for four years, but for a two-term presidency (“Maine Voices: Here is why Donald Trump will be a two-term president,” Page A6, Jan. 31). Mr. Michaud claims that Trump’s election has “ushered in a tectonic shift […]
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February 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Take an active stand against Trump and appalling agenda

We’ve all heard the term “ugly Americans.” It seems almost quaint to consider that until quite recently, these words were most frequently used to describe U.S. tourists behaving badly while traveling abroad. But now the term has a new and chilling significance, attaching itself to Donald Trump and the advisers he has chosen to shape […]
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February 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Let’s support our president and his goals for the nation

I have been on the Trump Train, supporting Donald Trump all the way since March 2016. I believe in my country and care for her future. Donald Trump loves America and wants to build her up and fix many issues. Being a business leader and a negotiator, he possesses the skills and talents necessary to […]
Published
February 6, 2017

Letter to the editor: Pingree’s boycott of Trump’s inauguration troubling

In regard to the Jan. 22 Portland Press Herald with the photo on Page B1 of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and immigrants watching the inauguration on TV: I find it a little disheartening for Rep. Pingree to boycott attending the inauguration of a U.S. president. Even more bothersome to me is the kind of message […]

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