As practicing Catholics, we were deeply offended by President Trump’s recent post on the White House’s X account of a photoshopped picture of him posing as the new pope. Blasphemous, cruel, insensitive, infantile and mocking are words that come to mind. While 1.4 billion Catholics are still in a period of mourning, the president of […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sen. King’s speeches were lacking | Letter
Margaret Chase Smith had 100 times the class of Sen. Angus King. First, he uses Paul Revere. That didn’t work. Now he’s trying to use this wonderful lady. Why doesn’t King stand on his own two feet and stop trying to stand on the shoulders of respected people (which he is not)? Donald Larrabee Scarborough
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It’s a good year for a trip to the beach | Letter
With reservations down due to President Trump’s Canada shenanigans, let’s step up and help our fellow Mainers in tourist spots like Old Orchard Beach.
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Defining ‘American values’ | Letter
On April 19, “The Shout Heard Up the Coast” rally was held in Belfast as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration. I chose not to attend, so my focus isn’t on the rally but on the promotional poster, an invitation to protest in order to defend, among other things, “American values.” But […]
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Concern for naval bases focused on the wrong enemy | Letter
In the Opinion section of the April 23 Press Herald, Chelsea Henderson voices her support for Sen. Angus King’s “grilling” of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on the vulnerability of our nation’s naval facilities to sea level rise caused by, of course, global warming. As an example, Ms. Henderson warns us that sea level rise […]
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A fairer version of Maine’s proposed EV fee | Letter
It would be better to base the charge on vehicle weight and miles driven.
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Our democracy is being systematically dismantled | Letter
I have noticed a chilling uptick in the number of people refusing to be fully identified in the media, stating “fear of retribution” when asked to comment on actions of the current administration. Similarly, how frequently, following these stories, the (fill in the blank department/individual/administration) “did not respond to requests for comment.” Add to this […]
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Wells Police Department should rescind partnership with ICE | Letter
My husband and I have been residents of Wells since 2009, moving here full time in 2015. We absolutely love this town and have been proud to be part of “The Friendliest Town in Maine.” But we are completely taken aback and upset by the decision made by our police chief to partner with U.S. […]
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Maine shouldn’t tear down perfectly good buildings | Letter
Let me get this straight — people say they are worried about the environment? OK, then answer me these questions: In cities like Lewiston or Portland — or any city for that matter — is it normal to tear down perfectly good buildings? To scrap structurally sound building materials? Or, to waste unnecessary energy tearing […]
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Resist the hateful lies about immigrants | Letter
I couldn’t sleep last night, thinking about terrified people trying to sleep without a mattress or blanket in the gulag we sent them to in El Salvador. Any of us could suddenly be seized from the street by masked and armed enforcers, handcuffed and sent into a gulag where are deprived of contact with our […]