Contrary to 99% of the letters to the editor and the opinion columns in this newspaper, I am very proud of the accomplishments of President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump truly is making America great again. I am embarrassed and angry that […]
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Pete Hegseth is an insult to our armed forces | Letter
I found the above-the-fold headline, quoting the so-called “secretary of war,” appalling (Feb. 9). This is not a serious person, for reasons I think many of your readers recognize. Firing senior women commanders (Coast Guard), retiring the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, a Black officer with decades of distinguished service, the list goes on and […]
We must define universal health care before seeking major reform | Letter
Not until we do that can we focus on how the system would affect cost, patients and providers.
Maine is the oldest state. That’s no bad thing. | Letter
I smile at the statistics; I understand what Maine is and what we have here.
Let’s rethink winter recess in Maine schools | Letter
Maine children deserve to experience winter not from behind a window, but fully within it.
Rep. Golden’s attitude toward ICE is a wishful one | Letter
Maine’s 2nd District congressman supports the agency as long as it ‘remains’ something it is not.
Trump desecrating the National Prayer Breakfast was no surprise | Letter
Leave it to Donald Trump to desecrate an event like the recent National Prayer Breakfast. Never one to miss an opportunity to talk about himself, he spent over an hour in his rambling and meandering address spewing falsehoods, repeating his many personal grievances and delivering insulting personal attacks on his perceived enemies. This is a […]
With no guarantee of stability, we had to leave Maine | Letter
Our decision to move away, after 20 years here, is not about luxury.
Congress should demand immediate inspections of ICE facilities | Letter
The findings should then be made public, in the interest of accountability.
Olympic ceremonies offered rare inspiration | Letter
The event contrasted starkly with the rantings found on Truth Social.