The law eventually closes the file on most offenses. The shame machine never does. Is this really the kind of accountability we want to govern American democracy?
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Susan Collins’ false advertising on healthcare | Letter
Are Maine voters watching those slick commercials of a smiling Sen. Susan Collins helping people with their medical needs? They shouldn’t be bamboozled. Sen. Collins voted to affirm the nominations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, who, between them, are cutting critical health services and organizations, including Medicaid and Medicare. Sen. Collins voted […]
Susan Collins fights for Mainers, deserves our support | Letter
One of the reasons I support Sen. Susan Collins is based on my own personal experience. As a former state of Maine employee, I spent more than 51 months fighting for my MainePERS disability retirement claim through multiple denials and appeals. During that time, I wrote hundreds of letters and emails to state officials, legislators, […]
Platner, anything but socialist, must stay the course | Letter
Graham Platner’s victory in the primary was not, as the national press and some in Maine have put it, “in spite of his alleged transgressions.” It was about his ability to articulate solid policy positions to his voters. Politicians who fail to get the policy part right are exposed to dirty politics. Platner enjoyed a […]
Support for Platner shows us character matters | Letter
On June 9, Graham Platner received 72% of votes in the Maine Democratic primary, and pundits are wondering if character matters in today’s politics. The votes for Platner prove that it does. The midterm elections in November will be the most important in the 250-year history ofthe United States. The contest will be between enablers […]
An informed voter knows Iran war is needless | Letter
Graham Platner did four tours of duty. I rehabbed in a VA hospital as a child for training on a wooden leg. So, when many of my friends came home from Vietnam, they wanted me to go to the VA hospital with them. Graham Platner came back to sanity faster than most. I saw many […]
Is Platner the best Maine can do? | Letter
I have fond memories of Maine. Now I cringe at how ugly the state’s politics are becoming.This is what happens when anti-Israel candidates like Graham Platner inject themselves into a political campaign. Out of 1.4 million Mainers, Platner is the best candidate Democrats can come up with to challenge Sen. Susan Collins? Like New York […]
Time in combat doesn’t clear Platner’s name | Letter
As a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea, with family members who have served in combat dating back to WWI, up to and through the current wars in the Middle East, I have to say that the so-called Democrats in Maine who voted for Graham Platner — because they believe his despicable behavior is […]
I can’t afford 6 more years of the same U.S. Senate. Bring on Platner. | Opinion
Ignore all the negative hoopla about Platner and focus on reality. I can’t afford six more years of the current U.S. Senate — and I know I’m not alone.
Democrats and the media blindly boost Platner | Letter
Democrats have been calling, and the socialist media has been labeling President Trump a Nazi for the past 10 years. Maine’s Democratic senatorial candidate Graham Platner wore a Nazi Totenkopf tattoo on his chest for 18 years. Platner is mean; it can be seen in his eyes. There is no way this character is senatorial. He comports himself to […]