It was with dismay that I read Steve Collins’ Sept. 16 column, “Charlie Kirk was wrong about Maine.” I lived in Maine from 2001 to 2018 and still have family who live in Maine. I travel to Maine, often. It is clear to anyone being honest that the quality of life in Maine is declining. […]
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Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Republicans are wrong about diversity and inclusion | Letter
I do not understand how every Republican member of the U.S. House and Senate (yes, this includes Sen. Susan Collins) can stand by and watch the cruelty and inhumanity on display every single day by individuals who seem to have a complete disregard for kindness and empathy. Does no one have a conscience or an ounce […]
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 to prevent future gun tragedies | Letter
The press conference following the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis concluded with a reporter asking, “How can the public help?” The question hung in the air, unanswered. But there is something the public can do to help: Vote “Yes” on Question 2 this November so Maine can enact an Extreme Risk Protection […]
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ICE arrest of parent at Portland school teaches the wrong lesson | Letter
Agents’ behavior in the incident was far from admirable.
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A call for unity in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death | Letter
The killing of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy, full stop. No one, regardless of their politics, should lose their life for speaking publicly. That so many Americans agree something is seriously wrong tells us we’re not just mourning a man, but reckoning with a culture that’s grown dangerously brittle. We’ve normalized outrage, weaponized identity and […]
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Collins’ comments on Charlie Kirk disgusted me | Letter
I only pay my monthly fee because the old Kennebec Journal was left-leaning but did not cross into the realm of dirty journalism. The column written by Steve Collins for the Sept. 16 edition (“Charlie Kirk was wrong about Maine”) crossed that line 10 times over. To bad-mouth a person, shot dead because of his […]
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Why ‘Voter ID for ME’ is a joke | Letter
Have Mainers read all 16 pages of the so-called “Voter ID for ME” referendum? Question 1 says a lot about absentee voting — restricting the method that 40% of Mainers use, while saying nothing about voter registration. No mention of making sure those who register are American citizens. There’s an old joke about a man […]
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Getting reacquainted with our favorite diseases | Letter
Welcome back measles, pertussis, varicella! Hey, polio! What’s new, meningococcus? Say their names. Fun fact: Measles requires over 95% immunity to not propagate. Morbidity and mortality are not confined by state borders. Thanks anyway, anti-Hippocratic Joseph Ladapo and lawyer-playing-mad-doctor RFK Jr.; epidemiology cannot be Sharpied away. Stay vigilant and take care of one another. Mia MariettaGorham
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Maine leaders hypocritical on Kirk shooting | Letter
As a small-time musician, I have little place in the conversation, but I must express that I am disturbed by the pattern I am sensing. The killing of Charlie Kirk in Utah has led to condolences, thoughts and prayers from politicians in Maine, far beyond any for the victims of recent atrocities or tragedies that […]
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Mackworth Island theater brought sea change to life | Letter
A friend and I recently drove to Mackworth Island to see “Deep Blue Sound,” a play about islanders grappling with a sea change — the absence of whales that had always returned, until they didn’t. Although written about Puget Sound and its orcas, the play felt at home on an island off our shore, in […]