Letters
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Letter to the editor: Ditch the robocalls in favor of thoughtful political campaigning
I do not want to hear any more political ads filled with rhetoric about what is wrong with the candidates’ opponents. I want to hear what candidates think and how they would bring the concerns of their constituents into conversations with political colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, in a search for what is […]
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Letter to the editor: Voting ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh won’t make Collins’ re-election bid any easier
In a recent HuffPost article, senior politics reporter Laura Bassett concludes that Sen. Susan Collins is probably afraid of a competitive primary in 2020 against a more-right-wing challenger (Max Linn?), which is why she may be contorting so much to provide cover for her coming vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh despite the outpouring of contacts […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: Vital ACA protections for those with pre-existing conditions under threat in courts
I am not a pre-existing condition. I am a hardworking, professional, self-sufficient woman who grew up in Maine. I have never gone a day without having health insurance. I’ve paid premiums to almost every health insurance company in Maine. In 2013, days before my 46th birthday, I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, an incurable blood […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: House Republicans to blame for Legislature’s prolonged session
The headline of Scott Thistle’s Sept. 1 article “The only thing longer than a Maine winter? A Maine legislative session” (Page A1) is correct, but he fails to explain the reason for this mess. People like to blame “partisan politics” for these breakdowns, but let’s be clear: Democrats and Senate Republicans were ready and willing […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: If abortion rights in peril, Sen. Collins must vote against Kavanaugh nomination
I grew up in England. In 1967, when I was 19, the U.K. legalized abortion with an act that has been similar in impact to the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling in the USA. I am old enough to have known several young women who had illegal abortions prior to the passage of the 1967 […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: On health care and more, Kavanaugh is wrong choice for high court
I am a self-employed classical musician, born and bred in this great state of Maine. I left our beautiful state directly after high school to further my education while gaining invaluable experience. I eventually moved to Europe to pursue my career. I walked the streets of my late mentors and made music in awe-inspiring structures. […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court nominee is a model of restraint, integrity and fairness
After Judge Brett Kavanaugh was seated on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he decided not to cast ballots. This court, often considered the second-highest in the country, does not require this level of impartiality, but Brett Kavanaugh voluntarily acts with restraint and integrity at all times so that he can […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Letter to the editor: Maine failing in how it handles people with addiction, mental health issues
Sheriff Kevin Joyce is right that police departments are the wrong avenue for helping those in crisis, and that treatment is more effective than locking people up.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins should see Kavanaugh as she did Pruitt – as an environmental threat
Last year Sen. Susan Collins was right to vote against the confirmation of Scott Pruitt to the position of administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, citing his opposition to numerous environmental protections that the state of Maine relies on for livelihood, conservation and public health. Now Collins has another opportunity to protect our environment by […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Letter to the editor: Reagan’s ‘tear down this wall’ a distant memory
For those who recall the sense of national pride that swelled from President Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech, today's America is unrecognizable.
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