I find it incredibly ironic that Dave Griffiths, in his letter to the editor (March 2), disparages one of the GOP candidates for president as a serial liar, while inferring my support for that candidate. I don’t presume to know to whom he is referring, but I do know who is the actual serial liar […]
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A dose of reality
Gotta joke for you: President Donald Trump. That’s it. That’s the punch line. Blame it on our celebrity- and reality show-obsessed culture. (I’ve got news for folks who think those shows are “real.” They’re enhanced, scripted, OK? Nothing can be real if a camera is capturing your every move.) Now Maine’s “tell it like it […]
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Welcome to the real world
As a native Mainer and a blue collar worker who puts in 60 hours a week in some of Maine’s roughest neighborhoods, I find Dave Griffiths’ comments ludicrous (letter, Jan. 13). What exactly has the radical Muslim religion blessed us with? Beheadings? Gang rape? Forced conversions? Just lay out a welcome mat for ISIS. And […]
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A stain on Maine’s reputation
A couple “illustrious” characters to note. First, Maine has a governor who says, “My brain didn’t catch up to my mouth” in explaining his reference to out-of-state heroin dealers who “impregnate a white girl.” I know certain Mainers find charm in that and I hear comments that he doesn’t care what people think, he tells […]
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A show of partisanship
Here is what passes for political dialogue in an era of hyperpartisanship: • In his letter (Nov. 22), Reggie Bechard wrote that mayoral candidate Ben Chin “must be stopped” because he supports immigrants and asylum seekers. Really? What about Quebecois seeking a new life in Maine more than a hundred years ago? Or for that […]
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D. Griffiths: A disservice to soldiers
I would like to add some clarity to the “American Sniper” controversy, and this is aimed at the squishy, Nader-voting, Whole Foods-obsessed, kale-scarfing, bulky-scarf-around-the-neck-when-it’s-not-even-cold crowd who are horrified that a sniper would kill someone from a concealed perch. Study after study has shown — and I saw it myself in Vietnam — that American combat […]
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D. Griffiths: Public education advocate
Supporting public education is about creating a quality tomorrow, and no one is better qualified to make sure that happens than state Sen. John Cleveland. As former chair of the RSU 16 (Minot, Mechanic Falls, Poland) School Board, I applaud his support for universal pre-K education and an increase in state funding to 55 percent, […]
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D. Griffiths: Should not have invaded Iraq
Those who criticize President Obama for failures in Middle East policy are quick to cite the failure to leave a large “garrison force” of troops in Iraq, or to arm Syrian moderates against the Assad regime. Fine, but the original sin was invading on the false premises of “weapons of mass destruction” and Saddam Hussein’s […]
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D. Griffiths: Make the invitation genuine
After it happened, I thought it would fade. But Memorial Day came, along with its images, and the feeling returned. To explain: A local American Legion post (never mind which one, not the one in my town) advertised for Vietnam vets to show up on a winter’s Sunday afternoon and have a bite to eat. […]