For those who doubted whether mass shootings could ever take place in Maine, the shooting in Lewiston, two years ago, made it abundantly clear they can. As a parent with kids in school, I have worried about this possibility — unique to war zones and the U.S. — since my children were born. It doesn’t […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Vote to restore trust and confidence in Maine’s elections | Letter
If you need to present ID at hotels and retail stores, it certainly should be required at the polls.
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Poor planning made a bad situation worse | Letter
The Aug. 15 shooting in Windham could have been handled better on multiple fronts.
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Stop using people as pawns in voter ID debate | Letter
I am a person living with a handicapping condition. I’ve voted in every election since I became eligible, and like many, I use absentee ballots to do so. What I do not appreciate is how opponents of voter ID laws use people like me as examples to argue against these measures. It’s offensive to suggest […]
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Life jackets save lives, but only if they are worn | Letter
After a boat capsized on Hermon Pond recently, a man and a child were successfully rescued by first responders. Fortunately, both were wearing life jackets, which made all the difference. Whether we’re on a large lake or a quiet pond, accidents can happen in an instant. Wearing a life jacket is one of the simplest, […]
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Maine’s largest health system needs to step up to help LifeFlight | Letter
MaineHealth needs to share more of the financial burden in keeping this critical statewide resource operating.
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Voter ID opponents missing a key point | Letter
Opponents of voter ID like to argue that there isn’t enough evidence to indicate that a few unqualified votes could not possibly affect the outcome of an election in Maine. Did people know that last November some races were decided by only a handful of votes, and that there was a high number of recounts […]
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Voter ID referendum brings potential for injustice | Letter
The title of Referendum Question 1, “Voter ID,” is misleading. It is much more than that. The biggest injustice is the restrictions on absentee ballots, especially “prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or by family members.” How else can a homebound person get an absentee ballot? In November 2020, I watched a dear friend […]
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Grateful for Sen. Collins’ support for international assistance funding | Letter
I want to thank Sen. Susan Collins for her leadership during recent debates over cancelling international assistance funding. Sen. Collins demonstrated real leadership by holding substantive hearings on international assistance funding, consistently voting against harmful cuts, and providing a platform for bipartisan voices to defend programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), […]
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 to help save lives | Letter
My father lived in Maine his whole life. He loved to hunt and fish, and he owned several firearms. Being a responsible individual, he knew how to maintain and keep them safe from others. Ironically, our family lived near Lewiston, where the 2023 mass shooting occurred. My dad would have been horrified — not only […]