Last year, I had the unusual opportunity to participate in a disputation held by the Peucinian Society, the undergraduate organization that featured prominently in your Nov. 12 story about free speech at Bowdoin College (“How Bowdoin College came to mirror the country’s national free speech debate). These gatherings, at which challenging propositions are dissected and […]
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How about warmer, brighter Veterans Days? | Letter
As a veteran and a member of the Westbrook American Legion Post 197, I annually attend a local celebration honoring our veterans. As it seems to occur every year, it was cold, windy and rainy. As I stood there shivering, I found myself thinking how much nicer it would be if Veterans Day was permanently moved […]
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Good insights on redistricting | Letter
Kudos to Jim Fossel for using bipartisanship in the Nov. 2 Maine Sunday Telegram column he wrote explaining states redistricting for political reasons. It is appreciated. Christine PattonBrunswick
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An alternative way of looking at autism | Letter
These days we are hearing a lot about autism and its possible causes. As an increased number of us have been determined to be on the spectrum, questions arise of how we all must broaden our scope of understanding and responses to autism. There can never be any boxed-in definition of autism and its causes. […]
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The ongoing horrors in Sudan must be stopped | Letter
At last the civil war in Sudan is getting some long overdue coverage from the mass media. The Biden and Trump presidencies have both been accomplices in the lack of interest and effort to end the war. Meanwhile, thousands have been brutally killed and millions of Sudanese in Darfur (remember the starvation there a few […]
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No, Republicans aren’t committed to bipartisanship | Letter
I noticed a couple of recent opinion pieces making false claims about the Republicans’ efforts toward bipartisan legislation. When Joe Biden asked all politicians to stand against violence in politics, not one Republican stood up. In 2006, George W. Bush wanted to make a deal on immigration, Mitch McConnell said “no,” it would help the […]
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You will be missed, Rep. Golden | Letter
He wasn’t my congressman, but I respected Golden’s approach to the job.
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Sen. King’s shutdown capitulation is infuriating | Letter
Sen. Angus King’s comments, as reported in this paper, only added to the steam coming out of my ears after the recent capitulation by seven Democrats and Sen. King, an independent, to the Republicans’ mean-spirited agenda. Sen. King justified his vote to undermine a unified Democratic Party strategy to leverage support of the Republican budget […]
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Sen. King missed the point | Letter
Sen. Angus King thinks it’s a good idea to capitulate and pay the ransom note, rather than to stand up against the bully who is trying to take health care tax credits and food benefits away from thousands of Mainers. He’s had 10 months of examples of what giving in to a bully does for […]
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A troubling double standard for the presidency | Letter
I have been puzzled by something ever since the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, late in the summer. President Biden did an awful job during the debate and afterward pundits, newscasters and journalists daily questioned his mental decline, age and ability to lead the country. During the campaign and up to now, President […]