April is Earth Month, and while I know there’s a lot going on, I’m asking Mainers to remember that climate change remains a critical threat, one we can’t ignore. Unfortunately, even if we want to address climate change, President Trump isn’t making it easy. Among the many other actions his administration has taken, the revamped […]
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Support Laurel Libby and support Maine’s girls | Letter
Imagine being an athletically talented, elementary-aged girl, who, along with her parent,s is deciding whether to compete in sports. Now she knows that she will likely never win any statewide competitions by the time she’s in high school and college because biological boys, taller and stronger, will be competing against her and changing with her […]
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The SAVE Act was poorly named | Letter
Election results at all levels of our large, complicated government have traditionally been so safe and secure that their reliability need not be questioned — until recently, when seeds of doubt have been planted, fabricated and reiterated, carefully designed to erode trust, cause dissension and evoke a public outcry not easily assuaged by repeated ballot […]
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Private equity not the answer for cash-strapped Maine hospitals | Letter
Quality of care would suffer and shutdown risks would not be eliminated.
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Maine’s transgender athletes should not be a federal concern | Letter
It is ludicrous to think that a quick peek between a newborn’s legs at birth should determine its life trajectory. It is likewise ludicrous to think that our current president gives a whit about girls’ sports in Maine any more than he cares about our inmates. I do believe that he would pick a fight […]
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Keep an open mind on gender, on science | Letter
Everyone these days seems to be invoking “science,” as if science were black and white and settled. Scientists acknowledge that what we know is always changing as new data comes in. That’s why we call science “empirical,” because it depends on what we observe and whether those observations can be replicated and whether different observers […]
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Maine can’t raise taxes for public transit | Letter
A recent op-ed written on Maine’s transportation system (“Maine’s transportation system barely exists,” April 14) found much to criticize but offered nothing in the way of solutions. In metro Boston, the population is approximately 4.5 million. Maine, with a land mass larger than the rest of New England combined, has approximately 1.3 million people. The […]
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Disappointed by Rep. Golden’s SAVE Act vote | Letter
As a Mainer, I am disturbed that Rep. Golden, an elected official to the House of Representatives, would vote to disenfranchise the very people they were elected to represent. Nothing is more sacred to Americans than the right to vote. It is the bedrock of the republic. The SAVE Act requires redundant and unnecessary paperwork […]
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Rallies throughout Maine are a start toward change | Letter
The April 5 protests against autocracy were encouraging, but much work remains to be done.
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Waiting for a popular uprising against Trump | Letter
The speed with which President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are transforming the USA into a likeness of the former Soviet Union is truly frightening. Our democratic republic is turning into a fascist dictatorship right before our eyes. Trump sides with Vladimir Putin against our allies in Ukraine. He plots to take over Gaza, Greenland […]