I just became an American citizen and can vote in my first election. I am from Scotland and recently visited old haunts where the most popular topic was Donald Trump. He is almost universally detested there because of his despoilment of the countryside for profit motives. He bulldozed a beautiful area of sand dunes in […]
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Donald Trump to hold Bangor rally Oct. 15
AUGUSTA — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will touch down in Bangor next week with the national spotlight shining ever brighter on Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Trump’s fourth visit to Maine during his presidential run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Cross Insurance Center on Main Street in Bangor. The visit will mark […]
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The non-money changer
In his syndicated column Sept. 29, Cal Thomas wrote that “only one candidate for president is capable of overturning the ‘money changers’ in Washington.” He refers to Donald Trump — the same non-money-changer who filed bankruptcy at least four times — each time short-changing his investors and financing with more junk bonds. That is the […]
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Trump presidency means job growth
The winner of the first presidential debate is America. While neither candidate was able to sway voters, according to polls and focus groups, Donald Trump was able to hang in there and did not implode (in spite of moderator Lester Holt’s inappropriate questions and comments). Trump probably cemented the support of many of his “deplorables”and […]
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Trump’s biggest lie
Recent media fact-checking has shown that Donald Trump is a frequent, blatant liar. But his biggest lie — the basis of his entire campaign — has gone virtually unchallenged. Trump claims that America is in deep trouble and we need him to “make America great again.” Nonsense. The facts show that America is better off […]
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Video: Donald Trump says he ‘brilliantly’ exploited tax laws
PUEBLO, Colo. — Donald Trump on Monday launched an aggressive defense of a massive business loss in the 1990s that would have enabled him to skip paying federal income taxes for 18 years, while also wading into a new controversy by suggesting that soldiers and veterans with mental health problems are not “strong” and “can’t […]
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N.Y. Attorney General orders Trump Foundation to stop fundraising
FindTheCompany | Graphiq ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York attorney general’s office has ordered the Trump Foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn’t registered to do so. James Sheehan, head of the attorney general’s Charities Bureau, wrote in a letter dated Friday that the failure to stop immediately and answer demands for […]
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Donald Trump questions strength of veterans with PTSD
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated coverage of Donald Trump addressing the Retired American Warriors political action committee Monday (all times EDT): Updated 1:21 p.m.: Donald Trump is drawing criticism after he appeared to suggest that veterans who suffer from PTSD might not be as strong as those who don’t. Trump made the reference Monday as he discussed his […]
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Donald Trump cancels Portland rally this week
PORTLAND — Presidential candidate Donald Trump is canceling an appearance he had scheduled for Portland. The Republican nominee was slated to appear in the politically liberal city on Thursday. The Portland Press Herald reports the appearance is cancelled due to a campaign routing issue. A spokeswoman for the city says the campaign notified Portland that […]
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Trump could bring needed change to nation
Now that all of my inside-the-beltway, elitist, morally superior friends and colleagues have weighed in with their self-righteous denunciations of Donald Trump, it’s my turn. After initially opposing his candidacy for president, I have come around to another point of view. The election of Hillary Clinton will perpetuate and probably worsen everything many people hate […]