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Write Platner off at your peril | Letter
I wish to respond to the Nov. 28 op-ed by Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship (“Graham Platner has a Blackwater problem”). My first response to Evangelos is: Has he seen Graham Platner at a town hall? If not, he should attend one. Platner fills auditoriums. He creates a buzz. He speaks of issues that are near […]
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Protesting Portland students showed real bravery | Letter
We owe these kids more than applause.
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Our expectations of Portland’s homeless need correcting | Letter
In the Dec. 3, 2025, article about homeless people in Portland, there was information that the city’s “warming” shelter is only open when the temperature falls below 15 degrees Fahrenheit, or when there is more than 10 inches of snow (“Portland’s homeless residents struggle to stay warm as snow arrives”). I began to wonder how […]
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Rick Bennett is the best choice for Maine’s next governor | Letter
Bennett can see through the two-party haze. That’s rare.
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Graham Platner delivers clear intent | Letter
The Democratic Senate candidate tells us what he thinks rather than what he presumes we want him to say. That deserves respect.
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Department of Defense name change is no coincidence | Letter
It is no small irony that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth changed the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Our peacetime military is a wartime military. This allows them to be aggressive vs. being passive. It gives them cover to be warring against anyone that they choose. For example, they attacked […]
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Dwelling on CMP’s spending practices | Letter
Could its money have been better spent lowering customers’ bills than paying for political advertising?
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Don’t neglect role of regulatory board in managing Maine’s opioid crisis | Letter
Some strategies have undoubtedly helped; others have hurt us.