Several days ago, I wrote a letter to the editor criticizing the media for their lack of investigative reporting on fraud within the Medicare program. Some of that fraud is from the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota and also in Maine (along with other states). I was vilified and criticized — and one person even […]
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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.
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Life jackets save lives — once they are worn | Letter
The recent rescue of a duck hunter in Casco Bay is a stark reminder that wearing a life jacket can save your life when the water is cold. The hunter’s boat began sinking, but he was prepared. With his life jacket on, he stayed afloat until help arrived and has recovered despite severe hypothermia. Not […]
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Consider what the Constitution says about illegal immigration | Letter
This is my response to your invitation to share my observations about ICE: ICE is an acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Article VI of the U.S. Constitution states that “This Constitution and the Laws of the United States … are the supreme Law of the Land and the judges in every state shall be […]
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Maine needs to encourage the good people to run for office | Letter
In 89 years of living, I’ve learned a few important things. One is that there are far more good people than bad. I’ve met, become acquainted with and become friends with kind, generous, capable people and almost no criminals, mean-spirited or vicious people. I’ve lived in Maine, Florida and Arizona. Same thing everywhere I go. […]
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Let’s rethink winter recess in Maine schools | Letter
Maine children deserve to experience winter not from behind a window, but fully within it.
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The irony of Trump’s Greenland pursuit | Letter
Isn’t it ironic to think that President Trump got Greenland confused with Iceland during his rambling speech in Davos last month? Yes, Greenland is an icy land surrounded by icy water. The massive ice sheets on Greenland are melting rapidly. Scientists say they hold enough water to raise global sea levels more than 22 feet […]
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Legionnaires have an obligation to oppose ICE’s actions | Letter
I am sure that I am not the only member of the American Legion who has this question on my mind. As Legionnaires, we pledge to uphold the Constitution, maintain law and order and combat autocracy. One would have to be blind not to take notice of the blatant assault on the Fourth Amendment, when […]
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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.
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Oppose Maine state moratorium on evictions | Letter
I oppose the increasing pressure on our governor to issue a two-month moratorium on evictions. I bought my three-unit 25 years ago, using the New Neighbors program, and have been putting at least $20,000 back into the property every year for a long time. So it’s much more of a forced savings program for me. […]