The policemen I grew up around were proud of who they were. It’s a different story with ICE.
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Janet Mills must focus on governing Maine, not winning a Senate seat | Letter
In a recent statement on social media (Bluesky), Gov. Janet Mills, posting from her Senate campaign account, said, “I will defend you with everything I have.” We shouldn’t accept politicians shirking the last year of their responsibilities to run for a better job, even under normal circumstances — and we are currently far away from […]
Innocence is no protection against ICE | Letter
Thinking that doing nothing wrong will keep one safe from unlawful search and seizure is a naive point of view.
We are watching our democracy be destroyed | Letter
Help! America and democracy are dying! Independent (lovely and practical) Maine is being pulled down with them. Only three years ago, we were living contentedly along side our immigrants, who were working, paying taxes and joining our communities. We had health care. Our education was supported, from Head Start to university. We were helping to feed the […]
Susan Collins is no friend of immigrants and no moderate | Letter
Don’t fall for Susan Collins’ latest playacting as a moderate senator, bravely defending immigrant rights in Maine against Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She had nothing to do with Noem pausing the “surge.” This was strictly a political decision by the administration and the Republican Party to help with her reelection […]
Shah is more than qualified to be Maine’s next governor | Letter
Voters doing their due diligence will be aware of his impressive and well-rounded background.
‘Just doing our job’ doesn’t apply to ICE excesses | Letter
People suddenly terrified of being on the wrong side of history may attempt to justify recent events as mistakes. Mistakes?
Too little, too late from Sen. Collins on ICE | Letter
The senator remains a key cog in the MAGA machine, despite her recent announcement of the pause in the agency’s activities in Maine.
Susan Collins’ ICE proposal missed the point | Letter
Funding for body cams and de-escalation training fails to address the agency’s core issues.
ICE activities have raised the terror bar | Letter
I’ve read with interest and incredulity recent letters expressing opinions that folks should simply let ICE agents do their jobs because denizens acting and living here legally have nothing to fear. Stephen Miller says ICE officers have “immunity” from their actions in performance of their duties and alluded to local, constitutionally protected protesters as terrorists. […]