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Published
June 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Long grocery lines reveal good neighbors

I am a 74-year-old male, whose body is busy collecting payback for abuse and broken bones I’ve impacted on my body over years of hard work and some times even harder play. As a result, I now shuffle along with my cane. One thing about needing a cane is you now have only one hand […]
Published
June 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Where do we draw line in taking down monuments?

If the country is going to wipe away history by moving statues, like the one of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, why not remove the statues depicting Union or Confederate soldiers that are in every town square in every town and in every state? Why not carry it further by tearing down the Washington […]
Published
June 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Carlson urged to leave rhetoric at home this summer

‘Despite lambasting our local media, supporting those defying our laws and defaming our governor,’ the Fox host ‘is reportedly obsessed by Maine.’
Published
June 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Decline to sign petition for third Maine ranked-choice vote

Mainers have already decided in favor of ranked-choice voting and should decline to sign a petition for a third vote. Ranked-choice voting is a common-sense way to ensure a majority candidate in elections. Despite what detractors argue, it does not give voters multiple votes. It is the law of the land in Maine, decided by […]
Published
June 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Political squabbling overshadows Puritan workers’ heroism

Published
June 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bleak ‘Born in the USA’ sparks reflection at Trump rally

On June 5, my partner and I were in Guilford, awaiting the arrival of President Trump’s motorcade. We found ourselves in the midst of a highly energized and boisterous crowd, who unlike us, were there to support him. The president was in town to praise the efforts of workers manufacturing the Puritan swabs needed for […]
Published
June 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bowdoin president overlooks need for fair treatment of police

Clayton Rose's challenge to students fails to mention the killing of a retired St. Louis police captain who was protecting a store from being looted.
Published
June 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: For courage, leadership, support Sweet for Senate

Sara Gideon has not participated in any debates this year, including the major television debate on News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ; Channel 6). Gideon has spent millions of dollars in negative television ads criticizing Sen. Susan Collins for ducking the press; now Gideon is doing exactly the same thing. In a year of profound change, Maine […]
Published
June 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Say ‘no’ to effort to thwart Mainers’ will on ranked-choice voting

Despite Maine voters affirming in not one, but two separate, free and fair election referendums that ranked-choice voting should be the method by which our elections are conducted, former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his wealthy backers are attempting to use their money to subvert the will of the voting public. The new anti-ranked-choice voting […]
Published
June 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Yarmouth council candidate’s signs are misleading

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