As the former senator for Buxton, Gorham and Scarborough (District 30), I am pleased to endorse Republican Sara Rivard for state Senate. Sara is running for the District 30 seat, and as a chiropractor, a small-business owner and a mother, Sara understands the representation the district needs. She is honest, reliable and hard-working, willing to […]
Letters
Letters to the editor.
Letter to the editor: Court packing poses fundamental threat to democracy
Expanding the Supreme Court’s size in order to change its ideology will undermine the system of checks and balances.
Letter to the editor: Rivard will bring real-world experience to Maine Senate
I’m voting for Republican Sara Rivard for Maine Senate in District 30. We need more common sense and real-life experience in Augusta. Sara talks openly about the fact she and her family moved around a lot and even depended on the system during a period early in her life. Sara has a strong sense of […]
Letter to the editor: Let League of Women Voters handle debates, whether Trump attends or not
Since the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Oct. 9 there would be no Oct. 15 debate, it would have been a good time for the League of Women Voters to get involved. They should have gone forward with a town-meeting debate and, if President Trump were a no-show, give Joe Biden center stage. Stream it […]
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins opposes legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On Sept. 18, Sen. Susan Collins praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “She has been a role model to generations of women, and her legacy will live on in the countless people she inspired.” That legacy worked toward and defended equal rights for women. But Sen. Collins has confirmed at least dozens of anti-women’s-equality […]
Letter to the editor: Trump’s nostalgia for 2016 campaign is puzzling
Will someone please inform Donald Trump that Hillary Clinton is not running this time? Thomas Flinn Old Orchard Beach
Letter to the editor: Collins shouldn’t encourage ‘from away’ bias
I’m disappointed to see Sen. Susan Collins parroting her supporters’ criticism of Sara Gideon for not having been born in Maine. I moved here 25 years ago to take a job, thinking I’d stay maybe three to five years. But I fell in love with Maine and stayed – working, paying taxes and hopefully contributing […]
Letter to the editor: District 10 Rep. Ingwersen puts facts first
During these times of insecurities, be they COVID, racial reckoning or economic injustice, we need people in the state government who understand the issues and are willing to make a difference. The person for that job is Democrat Henry Ingwersen, going for re-election as representative for House District 10, which covers Arundel, Dayton and parts […]
Letter to the editor: Moose’s odyssey shows we must save our green spaces
The young animal, looking for love, found refuge in a wooded area in South Portland that’s been targeted for development.
Letter to the editor: Green ads tell voters nothing about Collins
Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign has rolled out a flurry of TV ads featuring the likable recently retired local TV personality Bill Green. In the ad Mr. Green gushes about Sen. Collins but never touches on any of the issues that really matter to Maine. This is not a likability election. Does he agree with Collins’ […]