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ICE is damaging to health care in Maine | Letter
Living in fear is not the way life should be.
Thankful for powerful reporting about Maine’s immigrants | Letter
The Portland Press Herald deserves praise for bringing attention to the stories of what is really happening in the lives of our immigrant neighbors.
Immigration law exists to be enforced | Letter
We should support, not demonize, people trying to protect us.
Maine’s governor race is not for sale | Letter
The number of out-of-state donors for each candidate is worth keeping an eye on.
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.
Sheriff Joyce spoke truth to power | Letter
Cumberland County’s law enforcement leader was right on in calling out ICE’s abusive tactics.
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 […]
Maine’s schools must not become sites of fear | Letter
Reports of ICE activity during school drop-off and pick-up times have been deeply troubling.
Defend immigrants and their contributions | Letter
I have been a family physician in Maine for more than 40 years. Several days ago, I successfully treated a patient, who was in cardiac arrest, using an automatic external defibrillator (AED). It made me think of the origins of this important medical device and its inventor, Dr. Bernard Lown. Dr. Lown was a Jewish […]