I wonder why Republicans seem to want to live in a fascist dictatorship. Why do they want to live in a country run like Putin’s Russia, Orban’s Hungary, Erdoğan’s Turkey, Maduro’s Venezuela, etc. Countries that nominally have elections, but the elections don’t mean anything because it’s all fixed. What is their fascination with the “strongman” […]
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Gorham Town Council has reached a new low | Letter
The recent decision by the Gorham Town Council to sell a 94-acre parcel to Amazon without sharing this with the public continues a history of voting without regard to town residents. Over 900 housing units were approved between Main Street and Country Road against objections by the residents. When traffic is already a major concern […]
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A musical jewel in Augusta | Letter
Augusta is very fortunate to have the Augusta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), which has been in existence for over 100 years. I recently attended a Soiree Chamber Music concert of members of the ASO. It was beautiful and well-performed. Much hard work goes into the preparation for a concert. The ASO deserves our support, both financial […]
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 to support gun safety | Letter
For those who doubted whether mass shootings could ever take place in Maine, the shooting in Lewiston, two years ago, made it abundantly clear they can. As a parent with kids in school, I have worried about this possibility — unique to war zones and the U.S. — since my children were born. It doesn’t […]
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Vote to restore trust and confidence in Maine’s elections | Letter
If you need to present ID at hotels and retail stores, it certainly should be required at the polls.
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Telling it like it is on Trump, Putin and Ukraine | Letter
I was uplifted after reading Leo Mazerall’s letter in the Aug. 24 paper (“Trump’s meeting with war criminal Putin was shameful“). It seemed a courageous statement. Mark Twain has written that it is easier to fool a man than to persuade him that he has been fooled. It is even harder to admit that we […]
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Come join the fun at the Franco Center | Letter
Contributing to one’s community is a good feeling, and I can attest to that as a Franco Center board member. Located at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston, the center is a thriving performing arts and entertainment venue. Board members and staff enthusiastically believe in Lewiston and advocate the center as a destination point for residents […]
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Journalist killings in Gaza deserve condemnation | Letter
Stand up, editors, and be counted! You really should write a strong editorial condemning the killing of over 200 working journalists in Gaza and the refusal of Israel to allow international journalists to cover the facts on the ground — facts that Palestinian working journalists are dying for in order to present them to their […]
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We need to keep fighting for publicly funded health care in Maine | Letter
The rejection of the All Maine Health Act was a disappointment, but we still need to keep working toward a system that puts people over profits.
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Why a ‘Yes’ vote on Question 1 matters | Letter
I am writing in support of requiring identification when voting. A few years back, in my small town of Durham, I went to vote … and my name had already been checked off. I had not been to the polls yet, nor had I filled out an absentee ballot. I happened to know there was […]