In 2001, the George W. Bush administration placed hundreds of individuals and organizations on the nation’s list of terrorists and terrorist organizations. Most of those names and organizations were extremist Islamic groups with histories of violence. So, it came as a shock to me when Greenpeace, an organization with a track record of nonviolent civil […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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US, not China or Russia, is the new threat to global stability | Letter
Since World War II, there’s been anxious speculation about where the next cold-eyed threat to global stability would arise. Look no further.
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Sheriff Joyce spoke truth to power | Letter
Cumberland County’s law enforcement leader was right on in calling out ICE’s abusive tactics.
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Platner stands up for what is right | Letter
Taylor West’s Maine Sunday Telegram op-ed about present-day politics (Jan. 18) clarified my thoughts about electing Graham Platner to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. Some 20 years ago, Platner was unaware of the validity of military women’s concerns of sexism and maltreatment, until he gained increased awareness of the disrespect and abuse many women experience. […]
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A people-based solution to the immigration crisis | Letter
All our political leaders and candidates are angry, but none are offering any solutions. It’s embarrassing and discouraging to think that the future of our country is in the hands of a bunch of partisan hacks who gain their votes by spewing vitriolic rhetoric and sowing division at every possible opportunity, all for political gain. […]
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Trump seems content to destroy our world | Letter
Born and raised in Denmark, a socioeconomic and politically stable environment, I never anticipated the wild ride we are experiencing today. A lot of people still do not fully understand just how deranged U.S. President Donald Trump is, and why he is even more dangerous and unpredictable today than he has ever been. Looking at […]
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A heartening message from Minneapolis | Letter
On Jan. 24, I received a letter from a friend in Minneapolis, part of which I would like to share — because it is really a message for all of us here in Maine. He wrote: “Hearing that ICE was surging into Maine in the ridiculously named Operation Catch of the Day, I felt a […]
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Is this really the ‘Home of the Brave’? | Letter
What is the “Home of the Brave” so afraid of? Any nation that borrows trillions of dollars to build weapons of war fears something or someone. Certainly with the USA’s stockpile of nuclear weapons, no other country would be brazen enough to “invade” the USA. No other nation would want to occupy a nation that loses […]
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Do we feel better under Trump? Safer? | Letter
The choices weren’t great: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. I voted for Harris. I wish the Democrats had selected a more qualified candidate. But I also wish the Republicans had chosen anyone but Trump to have given me a better option. One year later, President Donald Trump’s administration has shaken the core of our democracy […]
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Is this not the most selfish American generation? | Letter
America was a great country, created by hard work, innovation and, yes, sacrifice. Sacrifice in the hopes of a better life, a better world for our children and their children. Sacrifice was the cornerstone of the so-called “greatest generation.” But what are we doing now? Putting our collective heads in the sand, selfishly piling up […]