I searched for information about the brutal attack on Steve Utash by a mob of black men in Detroit, following his attempt to help the young boy he had accidentally hit with his truck. I ended up on a website whose angry white writers treated the attackers as exhibiting the black race’s natural penchant for […]
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N. Bourgoin: Information based on facts
In response to Nancy Willard’s letter (Feb. 7), who found letters about President Obama and liberals disturbing and depressing, the information listed in my letter (Feb. 2) was based on facts which were not misinterpreted, nor could they be denied. Facts are what rationality and reason are based on. I fully agree that people in […]
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C. Bouchles: Confession accepted
This is in response to Joseph Mailey’s letter to the editor, Jan. 8. I have to applaud his honesty. Imagine — admitting his liberal guilt getting this country into the mess it is in. Charles Bouchles, Mechanic Falls
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L.Hoy: The end of the republic
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” — Author unknown Liberals object to the pejorative tone of that quote, often mis-attributed to Alexis DeTocqueville and Alexander Tytler. They see the quote more usefully rendered, “The American Republic will endure as Congress discovers […]
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J. Mailey: Proud to be a liberal
I have come to the conclusion that I have been branded a criminal by some folks, both here in Maine and in Washington. My criminal acts include helping those who cannot help themselves, protecting voter rights, protecting worker rights, standing up for the poor, helping in the fight to ensure all Americans have access to […]