Reports of ICE activity during school drop-off and pick-up times have been deeply troubling.
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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 […]
Concerned about local collaboration with ICE in Maine | Letter
Some recent apprehensions aren’t adding up for me.
Just who is Stephen Miller? | Letter
There’s a lot we don’t know about the architect of President Trump’s immigration policy.
Poor ICE training will lead to more tragedy | Letter
In a Jan. 12 op-ed, former Judge John Danaher urged us to wait for the facts on the video of the Minnesota shooting by ICE. While he may have been correct in saying it’s very hard to analyze whether the ICE agent was justifiably threatened, some elements of the video are not in any doubt. The […]
We’re being asked not to believe our own eyes | Letter
My trust in the federal government is zero.
Maine needs Sen. Joe Baldacci in Congress | Letter
The senator has the right stuff to represent Maine’s 2nd District.
Mainers should let ICE agents do their job | Letter
Those who haven’t done anything wrong should have nothing to fear.
ICE is not snooping randomly around Maine | Letter
Reporting that suggests events like community suppers might be targeted is not helpful.
Enough is enough with ICE’s culture of fear | Letter
I have waited for several days, following the unfortunate killing that occurred in Minnesota, to assure my reactions are well thought out. When our current president began sending federal agents and National Guard into the streets of our cities, I feared this would lead to another Kent State event (May 4, 1970). And now it […]