While President Trump detests being labeled “a loser,” the time has come to more accurately describe him, vis-a-vis his handling of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, as a “mass murderer.” Because of his failure to publicly acknowledge the severity of the disease, his failure to mount a coordinated federal response, his insistence that the pandemic is […]
Letters
Letters to the editor.
Letter to the editor: Editorial’s headline misplaces blame for COVID inaction
The headline on the Press Herald editorial on Nov. 18 (“Our View: With COVID cases surging, Congress and Trump are failing the American people”) stated that “Congress” is failing Americans in these difficult times. The headline is objectively false. It is not “Congress” or “Washington” that is failing Americans. It is the president and his […]
Letter to the editor: Pandemic shows need for better Maine inmate advocacy
A public defender service would be better equipped to challenge jail conditions that have sickened dozens of people and killed one.
Letter to the editor: Silent Republicans cowering in Donald Trump’s shadow
I am angry and frustrated that we are forced to watch Donald Trump try to save face while the pandemic rages on without his leadership. If it were fun, it would be a circus. This is not fun. It is a crisis! The Republican Party needs to stand up and demand a stop to this […]
Letter to the Editor: Bipartisan achievements possible in divided government
Greg Kesich wrote on Nov. 15 that great achievements of the past comes when one party controls Congress and the presidency. As an example he listed the Voting Rights Act passed during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. However, although the Democrats were in the majority in Congress, the solid block of Southern Democrats were in effect an […]
Letter to the Editor: Trump treats followers like a dictator
President Trump concedes nothing as the country comes to terms with the outcome of the 2020 election.
Letter to the Editor: Conservative Christians should not stand with Trump
I write this letter as a lifelong arch conservative and Roman Catholic. I’ve always regarded liberal thought as the greatest internal threat to our republic. But I believe that a greater threat to our nation than this or the old external threats of Nazism in World War II or Communism in the Cold War exists […]
Letter to the Editor: Republicans are indulging Trump’s election fantasy
President Trump’s blocking of the transition to President-elect Biden’s incoming administration is severely damaging our national security and every day that passes without coordination between the administration’s, is causing more and more people to die of COVID-19. What is most shocking is the silence of the Republicans in Congress. Yes, a few have admitted that […]
Letter to the Editor: Collins belittles by calling Biden ‘apparent’ victor
It is apparent to me that our newly apparently elected senator is attempting to placate her Republican base by referring to our president-elect, Joe Biden, as the “apparent president-elect,” not once, but several times. What is “apparent” about our president-elect? A six million vote lead should, I would expect, be enough to prove his election […]
Letter to the editor: Are you part of the COVID solution or the problem?
If you are choosing not to ask people to wear a face covering, then you are part of the virus transmission problem, not a part of the solution. There is only one right answer from a person not wearing a face covering: “I have a medical condition.” If you have a whole building of people […]