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January 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Draft-evading president now courts war

I would like us all to consider this: The United States has a military presence in 150 countries around the world. There are no foreign bases located in the United States. Now, who is the occupying army? We have a bellicose president of the United States who slithered out of his service in Vietnam when […]
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January 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trump using Twitter to escalate conflict with Iran

President Trump announced to the world last Friday that with the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, he was not starting a war in Iran, but stopping a war. It seems to me that he is escalating a war. Someone should take his phone away. Stephen Wanzer Portland
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January 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Media fall for Trump’s distraction tactics

The drone strike that killed an Iranian general and the release of more incriminating evidence against the U.S. president are not unrelated.
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January 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: LePage has shown true colors by abandoning Maine

Former Gov. Paul LePage has shown his true colors by abandoning the state of Maine for Florida in order (by his own admission) simply to lower his taxes (Jan. 3). Many Mainers have assumed for years that LePage’s fiscal and social policies were detrimental to Maine and the long-term interests of citizens who want to […]
Published
January 7, 2020

Letter to the editor: Democrats are preventing fair impeachment process

We get daily letters lamenting the fact that the Senate with the majority of Republicans will never conduct a fair impeachment trial. There is no mention that the body that created the impeachment is a majority of Democrats – the same Democrats who wanted to impeach before the current president had even been sworn in. […]

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January 7, 2020

Letter to the editor: Anti-religious bigotry revealed within UMaine System

A University of Southern Maine student recently mocked Christians by defacing a Bible as part of an “art” display (Jan. 1). A USM VP defended the sophomore, citing freedom of speech rights. The floundering university is perpetrating a position of ignorance and insensitivity. In 2018 USM took down three paintings by a convicted sex offender […]
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January 7, 2020

Letter to the editor: Midcoast governments offer hope for a stable climate

On Dec. 2, the Times Record reported on the recent decision by the Brunswick Town Council, with the urging of Bowdoin College students, to adopt a resolution pledging to help “safeguard against the current and potential consequences of climate change.” Similar resolutions were adopted this fall in Portland, South Portland and Bar Harbor. The current […]
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January 7, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins should demand witness testimony during impeachment trial

During the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins was willing to play along with a sham FBI investigation that didn’t as much as include interviews with Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford (who accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault). This revolting prioritizing of power politics over patriotism should not be repeated. I call upon my fellow […]
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January 7, 2020

Letter to the editor: Speak up about Scarborough marijuana proposals

This is the chance to weigh in on how to introduce recreational adult-use cultivation and manufacturing.
Published
January 6, 2020

Letter to the editor: We should not ‘get over’ election malfeasance

I can’t accept the “get over it” sentiment regarding the 2016 election. I could accept an election result that was clean and fair. However, there is more than enough evidence to prove that our sacred voting privileges were violated. We must protect our hard-fought voting rights and results in future local, state and national elections. […]

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