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Letter: With Maine punishments, Trump shows his petulance

President Donald Trump backtracked on an order to require new Maine parents to visit Social Security Administration offices to register their children, rather than use a check-off measure on hospital forms available in all other states. Now, the bloviating president has axed $15 million in federal funding for energy efficiency and clean energy programs in […]

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Letter: Music education is not a luxury

Music is more than an art form — it’s a force for connection, self-discovery and transformation. It deepens empathy, fosters understanding and builds bridges where there might otherwise be division. That’s why we must voice our support for public school educators, particularly in light of the recent layoffs in South Portland, including music teachers. These […]

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Letter: State holidays should include all

Should Eid become a state holiday? Sure, why not? Maybe along with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? I was saddened, horrified and aghast when I read the bigoted responses that two Maine lawmakers made when the proposal from Rep. Mana Abdi, D-Lewiston, was made to make the two Muslim Eid holidays state holidays. The U.S. […]

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Letter: Congressional Republicans need to stand up to Trump

Many thought that the warnings about a second Donald Trump administration were unwarranted. Many Trump voters surely thought so. Now, as the administration is siding with Russia in the Ukraine war, alienating our longtime European and Canadian allies, gutting innumerable federal agencies with a meat ax, threatening to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, all […]

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Letter: Dangerous potholes on bridge need fixing

Can’t the Maine Department of Transportation fill the horrible ruts on Augusta’s I-95 temporary bridge so that the many thousands of vehicles going over it daily don’t get ruined? Seems like it would be very dangerous, including for the coming two-wheel vehicle season, especially at night. Also, thanks to the DOT for the great job […]