The Democrats failed to anticipate that Trump could go around them and give the aid to struggling Americans on his own.
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Tony Payne: Maine’s economic health depends on greater diversity
Congress can take immediate steps in the right direction by ending or delaying the discriminatory “public charge” rule that keeps many immigrant families from seeking help.
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Scott Stone: I have a dam proposal to save money
The property owners maintain and protect their water levels, the taxpayers save a lot of money, and the environment and health of the river will also see great benefit, as it always does when a dam is removed.
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Cal Thomas: Law(lessness) and (dis)order in Seattle and elsewhere
Deep beneath the lawlessness spreading like coronavirus across the land is a moral and spiritual drought that politicians do not have the power to fix.
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Fareed Zakaria: Washington fiddles while America burns
Paul Krugman has rightly described this as more like disaster relief than a traditional stimulus program. But still it seems to gall Republicans who don’t want to engage in “bailouts.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Margaret Craven: In support of Bettyann Sheats
I have known Bettyann for several years and I can testify that she is kind, generous, smart, and a veteran. More recently, I have served with her in the Legislature. Bettyann comes prepared to her work, she listens to her constituents, and is aware of what they are thinking and want from their government. We […]
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James Cogan: We need Sara Gideon’s voice in DC
Susan Collins has failed us in recent years. She has failed to firmly speak out against Mitch McConnell’s refusal to consider hundreds of bills sent to the Senate by the House, including a bill passed by the House in May, which would have continued the $600 add-on to unemployment checks, and continued protection from eviction, […]
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Doretta Colburn: Full support for Ken Morse
Ken Morse cares about the well-being of people and our planet. He has long been an advocate for food security, increased job opportunities, a strong educational system that gives young people practical skills in navigating a changing world and recognizes the need to protect our environment. Ken understands that building sustainable communities is critical to […]
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Audrey Murphy: Laurel Libby is the right choice
When people in my district were looking for someone to present our concerns about LD 2117 and our concerns about maintaining privacy and security of our medication use information, Laurel Libby advocated for us. As a nurse, she brought a unique and informed perspective to this topic and was instrumental in getting the proposed bill […]
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Michael B. Quinn: Trump belongs in jail, no pardon
“The Donald” was born into wealth, lied and cheated his way through life, finished 3 million popular votes behind his opponent but still became president of this great republic. Obviously out of his element, he has made many horrible decisions and now he is messing with the Census and the U.S. Postal Service. After Joe […]