I am writing to correct the misapprehension of one of your readers who wrote in a letter published on Sept. 21 (“Politically, Maine isn’t what it used to be“) that the “Democrats always seem to get us into wars and the Republicans bail us out.” Just to set the record straight, the Republicans were responsible […]
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A case of faulty MAGA math | Letter
As I read Jim Fossel’s Sept. 14 column (“A good federal budget is not an omnibus budget“), I once again grow weary of a misleading statement too often promoted by the president and his supporters: “…more than half the country voted for Trump…” That is not correct. Trump, of course, won the Electoral College and […]
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Hamas’ slaughter must not be minimized | Letter
On Oct. 4, 2025, days before the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, this opinion section published a letter minimizing Hamas’ brutal slaughter of 1,200 innocent concertgoers. The fact that Hamas raped hundreds of women, beheaded babies and took elderly people hostage on Oct. […]
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Maine would be foolish to turn against Jared Golden | Letter
Some Maine Democrats are celebrating that Rep. Jared Golden faces a primary challenge. They’re making a dangerous mistake. Available polling shows Golden narrowly beating Paul LePage, while his challenger, Matt Dunlap, loses by 10 points. If Golden loses the primary, Paul LePage will represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. I disagree with Golden on many issues. […]
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Let’s explore presumptive equal care in Maine | Letter
I’m in the process of putting together a team to look at what making Maine the next “presumptive equal care state” would look like. Many states use a “best interests of the children” criteria, and divorcing or separating Maine parents are required to mediate custody before going to trial. Judges will be the first to […]
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Take a closer look at Trump’s war on immigrants | Letter
If money wasn’t an issue, would citizens feel differently about immigration? Reasons that President Trump uses for pushing immigrants out of the country are money and “crime.” But if he knew that immigration is great for our economy, and that immigrants are rarely criminals, would that change the way he treats immigrants? How about Mainers? […]
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Looking for answers on police use of force in Maine | Letter
There have simply been too many instances of wrongful use of force by the police to ignore.
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Call Trump’s actions what they are | Letter
On Aug. 20, 2024, the Lewiston Sun Journal published my letter titled “Twenty reasons to reject a candidate.” Last June 18, it published my op-ed citing the letter: “Tragically for America, most of these reasons have come to pass.” The core reasons were “Attempted overthrow of the U.S. government (normally called treason),” “Ignores governance to […]
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Trump not the Christian leader some hoped he might become | Letter
It must be true there are a number, if not many Christians today, who in the privacy of their hearts have come to realize the president they helped elect is not the Christian leader they envisioned, or hoped might become. When they see the litany of things he has said which contradict the most fundamental […]
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A red flag law would help disarm Mainers struggling with mental health | Letter
As an educator and supporter of the Second Amendment, I encourage fellow Mainers to vote “Yes” on Question 2 this November. The Extreme Risk Protection Order or red flag law will protect our communities by enabling family or friends of a person in mental crisis to go directly to court to temporarily restrict that person’s […]