Steve Collins’ April 20 column (“Don’t be fooled by Republican trickery in Maine Senate races”) alleges that the increase in independent candidates running for Maine congressional seats is “political trickery at work by the GOP.” Many of these state Senate candidates may truly represent the 29% independent voting bloc in Maine. And yes, others may […]
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Floating data centers could be better for Maine | Letter
I think it is unconscionable for Gov. Janet Mills to veto the bill requiring a moratorium to halt construction of these new AI data centers. Why not investigate the consequences because of these centers’ high consumption of electricity and high consumption of local water supplies? Mills doesn’t seem to care what the consequences will be […]
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SAVE America Act could ensnare the college voter | Letter
Absentee voting is and will remain a necessity.
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Past time to rein Trump in | Letter
Let’s get President Trump under control. It’s not just the Iran war. It’s gas prices; affordability; healthcare cost; lowering taxes on millionaires; abandoning Ukraine in favor of Putin; DOGE; tariffs; revenge tactics; not accepting defeat in an election; gerrymandering; trying to make it harder to vote in any way he can; unlawful deportations; Greenland; the […]
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Nirav Shah is thinking correctly about mental health, firearms | Letter
When 92% of Maine suicides are completed with guns, we have a serious problem with access to firearms, especially when it comes to men and handguns. An average of 175 people died from shots from firearms between 2020 and 2024, including suicides. The highest number of deaths by gun violence were in Cumberland, Penobscot and […]
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Campaigning for Nirav Shah restored my optimism | Letter
It’s easy for young people, growing up in today’s political environment, to feel powerless in the face of everything happening around us. As an 18-year-old, being constantly exposed to news cycles filled with conflict, injustice and inhumanity makes it difficult to wake up hopeful when it feels like nothing makes a difference. I knew I […]
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Susan Collins consistently delivers for Maine people | Letter
In response to Allison Kupfer Poteet’s April 6 op-ed (“Susan Collins has turned her back on women”), no, Susan Collins has not turned her back on women. As a mother, sister and caregiver for my dear mom in her final months, I find it offensive to suggest that an entire gender’s concerns can be reduced […]
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Rally against Trump on May 1 in Brunswick | Letter
Many of us in Midcoast Maine are angry and dismayed with the orange man who would be king. This latest set of events, attacking Iran, has led us down a path we had not encountered previously. We are in a dangerous war, on the offense, where there is no plan and no certainty on the objectives. On […]
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Platner-Mills rivalry could be catastrophic | Letter
If you’re disappointed come June, you had better get over it by November.