As a longtime Mainer, I have become increasingly discouraged watching what has happened to the Republican Party and to many elected officials who once claimed to value institutional integrity, accountability and independent leadership. What concerns me most is not only President Trump’s behavior, but how normalized so much of it has become within today’s political […]
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Maine really can’t figure out food for children, students? | Letter
Self-reliance seems to have gone out the window.
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Hard to feel enthusiastic about Bath’s destroyers | Letter
Regarding the recent news report — “Bath Iron Works awarded contract to build a new destroyer” (May 7) — it will be a good day when a headline talks of “creating” instead of destroying. Leonard ShamesBrunswick
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America is paying the price for Trump’s narcissism | Letter
Our country is toxic and that is affecting all of us on a daily basis. It is not COVID-19 déjà vu. It’s much more desperate and cynical. One of the most evil things imaginable is that Donald Trump has caused many people to hate: to hate women; hate gays; hate Black people; hate anybody who […]
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Hannah Pingree is the best person to govern Maine | Letter
These are not normal times, and Maine can’t afford a normal governor. We need someone who knows Augusta’s pressure points, understands where the federal threats are landing, and has the relationships to fight back. That person is Hannah Pingree. I spent most of my life as a Republican. I left when the GOP stopped being […]
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Valuable reflections on the Holocaust are taking place across Maine | Letter
We were delighted to read the May 8 opinion piece by Jan Burzlaff (“For Holocaust survivors, Maine offered another version of liberation,” Maine Sunday Telegram). Mr. Burzlaff references three of our founders — Gerda Schild Haas, Cantor Kurt Messerschmidt and his wife Sonja Messerschmidt — describing their journeys from the concentration camps to Maine, where […]
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Republicans should read ‘Animal Farm’ | Letter
I have been thinking about Jonathan Bush’s comment during the Republican debate and his remark, in one of his ads, where he condemns “wokeness.” I associate “wokeness” with anti-DEI. Most Republican officials are against DEI. Have they thought about what those letters stand for? “D” stands for diversity. I guess they want every body to […]
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Jordan Wood for Congress | Letter
Jordan Wood’s experience as a congressional staffer will give him a head start over any freshman member of Congress sworn in next January. Also, this experience means he is an “institutionalist.” As Joe Walsh said, “Jordan represents the next generation of Democratic leaders and is running a campaign centered on an agenda that will resonate […]
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Police chief’s position on Maine’s juvenile justice system is flawed | Letter
I’m responding to the May 16 article “Lewiston police say ‘broken’ juvenile court system plays key role in city’s wave of shootings.” As an attorney representing juvenile defendants in the Lewiston District Court and students with disabilities in Maine schools, I would like to point out a fundamental flaw in Lewiston Police Chief Carly Conley’s […]
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Maine shouldn’t foot the bill for data centers | Letter
The companies that want to build these facilities should be paying for the necessary electrical system upgrades.