Letters to the Editor

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American on Oct. 4 and Penobscot Bay Press on Oct. 1. To the Editor: I think I speak for many when I say that as I continue to age, I require more encounters with our healthcare system. It becomes more than academic for me now. Yes, I used to…

This letter ran in Penobscot Bay Press, Sept. 24, 2026 When I ask people why they plan to vote for Matt Dunlap, most exclaim, “I’d never vote for Paul LePage!” Fair enough, neither would I. And I do vote unenthusiastically to counter a worse outcome. Many votes are like that. Dunlap as a default vote? I…

This letter ran in The Mount Desert Islander, Sept. 8, 2026 President Trump remains unable to resolve a war he started–a war that was unnecessary, not authorized by Congress and not supported by a majority of Americans. Sen. Collins repeatedly stood by the President’s actions in Iran, by voting “nay” on multiple resolutions–proposed on the Senate…

This letter ran in The Mount Desert Islander, Sept. 8, 2026 How dare our president make up stories about being at Ground Zero on 9/11? He makes a mockery of those who died in the attacks and those who actually DID come to the rescue. He makes a mockery of everything that is good and noble…

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American, Sept. 8, 2026 To the Editor: President Trump has shared his views on affordability many times since becoming the 47th President. “There’s this fake narrative that the Democrats talk about – affordability… It doesn’t mean anything to anybody,” claims Donald Trump multiple times. He has also called affordability…

This letter ran in the Portland Press Herald, Sept. 7, 2026 The second Trump administration is thought by most historians to be far and away the most corrupt in American history, abetted by a compromised Supreme Court placing the presidency above the law and by the craven failure of a Republican Congress to exercise constitutionally…

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American, Sept. 1, 2026. To the Editor: Unenrolled voters have received several oversized postcards from Susan Collins. The postage alone would cost 82 cents if you or I mailed it. But Collins has the backing of Stronger America, which can produce glossy, photo-rich cards and mail them from Alexandria,…

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American, August 31, 2026. To the Editor: According to a Dec. 2, 2024, press release from the U.S. Postal Service, during the general election period of Sept. 1 to Nov. 1, the USPS delivered at least 99.22 million ballots to or from voters. President Trump’s recent executive order, if…

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American and the Mount Desert Islander, Aug. 24, 2026, and in the Island Advantages, Aug. 27, 2026. To the Editor: Donald Trump swept into office for a second term two years ago on promises that he would reduce Americans’ economic pain, particularly at the grocery checkout line. We were…

This letter ran in The Bangor Daily News, Aug. 20, 2026. In the Aug. 8-9 edition of the Bangor Daily News, retired University of Maine professor Ronald Davis asked people to speak out against the Trump Administration’s withdrawal of research funds from universities and the proposed rule allowing his appointees to reject research grants on political grounds.…

This letter ran in The Ellsworth American, Aug. 17, 2026. To the Editor: When asked about then Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s order granting President Trump, his sons, and family business immunity from IRS audits earlier this year, Senator Collins was quoted as stating: “I haven’t been focused on that, to tell the truth.” As…

This letter ran in the Mount Desert Islander, Aug. 10, 2026 To the Editor: I urge Maine citizens to recognize the immense power we grant our elected officials. It’s crucial to know their personalities and skills. Voters need to be informed and be allowed to advocate about the world we want to live in and…