I recently received a ticket for parking in front of my apartment. I have parked my car on the street for five-plus years. The city said it was to “crack down on abandoned vehicles” so it is limiting us to 24 hours of street parking before ticketing and threatening to tow us. Frankly, that’s utter […]
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I cannot figure out support of Trump | Letter
Are Republicans like they are because they were born that way or raised that way? Do they: lack empathy for the poor and downtrodden, here and abroad; lack respect and support for science, research, facts; hate those who are different from them ethnically, sexually, religiously and/or are immigrants; blindly follow authoritarian figures; support democracy, free […]
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Beware the threat of Christian nationalism | Letter
The American people face an existential threat to our democracy: white Christian nationalism. This advocacy, which supports the Trump administration’s crusade against people’s right to abortion, against transgender Americans, and advocates that America is a Christian country, must not stand. The Federalist Papers, created by Madison, Jay and Hamilton, rejected the concept of a religious […]
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A great read on tennis coach McCully | Letter
I very much enjoyed the April 24 article about the long, successful career of Bob McCully as the Falmouth High tennis coach. What a great history of dedication to young athletes covering 53 years. Up here in the Bangor area, we remember Bob in the early 1960s as the high-scoring center on the Jacks Five […]
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Medical cannabis must put public health first | Letter
The industry’s bristling at state-proposed regulations makes you wonder.
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Trump should foot the bill for his birthday parade | Letter
President Trump’s planned military parade for his birthday will cost us tens of millions of dollars. I am not going to pay for this. If Trump wants it, he can pay for it. Everyone should call our congressional delegation and demand that the American taxpayer not spend a dime on this outrage. Rob Whitehouse Brunswick
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All of Maine’s leaders should hold the current administration accountable | Letter
Years ago, I saw a bumper sticker that read “If you’re not appalled, you’re not paying attention.” I can’t recall what was even going on in the world then but find myself struggling with the way things are today. If our representatives are appalled by the decisions of this current administration, why aren’t they speaking […]
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Civic engagement is how we change our communities | Letter
After attending a screening of “Join or Die” last year, a documentary about the decline of civic engagement across the United States, I felt inspired to get involved in Skowhegan. That led me to join the Skowhegan Heritage Council, a town commission dedicated to preserving our history and strengthening collaboration among local organizations. In many […]
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Fed up with BIW, the big bullies of Bath | Letter
Bath Iron Works’ proposed multiphase project will only create more headaches for city residents.
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Maine PERS needs to divest from fossil fuels | Letter
On May 8, a dozen members of Divest Maine protested outside the Maine Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) building in Augusta (the Maine employee pension plan). Divest Maine is a consortium of environmental groups that is asking Maine PERS to obey the law that Maine passed in 2021, to divest from fossil fuels. There is […]