With the HIV outbreak freshly on our minds, the statistics, costs and demonstrable failures are mounting up … sadly, along with the number of lives that are being forever affected. So people who demonstrate no independence in core competencies/components of living, and who are receiving tax or non-tax-funded food, shelter, healthcare/medicine, etc., have no accountability […]
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Coverage of Maine Senate candidates has been disappointing | Letter
Our news outlets have shortchanged the public.
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Thankful for Joe Baldacci’s leadership and support | Letter
While I serve professionally as executive director of the Maine Jewish Museum, I write here in my personal capacity as a member of Maine’s Jewish community to publicly thank state Sen. Joe Baldacci for his leadership and moral courage over many years of public service. Over the past several months, I — along with many […]
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Collins’ votes deserve same level of scrutiny as Platner’s choices | Letter
The Press Herald has apparently decided to perform a public service by publishing a detailed account of Graham Platner’s “controversies” since he announced his candidacy for the Senate seat now held by Susan Collins. I look forward to seeing, in the interest of full disclosure, a similar recounting of all Sen. Collins’ votes for nominees […]
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Maine isn’t shackled to Platner | Letter
Maine doesn’t have to do this. The primary hasn’t happened yet, there’s no reason we, as a state, have to be shackled to Platner. As of writing this, his statements about self-pleasuring in public toilets are in the news. A person shouldn’t have to work so hard to discuss a Senate candidate in words a […]
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We volunteered because our leaders lied | Letter
In “Epitaphs of the War,” Rudyard Kipling wrote: “If any question why we died; Tell them, because our fathers lied.” Days after Memorial Day, while Maine families still carry the grief of those losses, Sen. Susan Collins continues to evade responsibility for one of the gravest foreign policy failures in modern American history. Collins voted […]
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Troy Jackson is my No. 1 | Letter
I recently hosted a meet-and-greet party for Troy Jackson in Augusta. He has traveled up and down the great state of Maine, going house to house, speaking to hundreds of Maine workers. Jackson is working hard to earn votes! This is just one of many reasons why he is my number one pick for governor […]
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Account of Nirav Shah’s record was misleading | Letter
I am responding to Kristi Shaw’s May 20 op-ed, “Nirav Shah’s record on cannabis, veterans should trouble Maine.” I disagree with its implications. The op-ed claims that, while serving as Illinois’ public health director, Dr. Shah specifically denied veterans with PTSD access to medical cannabis. Review of the events of that time indicated that Dr. […]
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Denial and indifference are ruining America | Letter
Denial is a very results-oriented process — more negative than positive in my 80 years of life. Indifference is just as toxic. So the saying “If I always do what I always did, I’ll always get what I always got” follows on for me. Only 17% of the public trust the government to do what […]
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It’s become too expensive to follow sports teams | Letter
The leagues have abandoned their fan base.