Letters to the Editor

This letter appeared in The Ellsworth American on Oct. 19. To the Editor: The Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund have projected that without action by Congress, the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted in 2032, and that benefits would need to be cut by over 20%. Such cuts would be disastrous for senior citizens…

This letter appeared in The Ellsworth American on Oct. 17 as Not MAHA and the Mount Desert Islander on Oct. 19 as What Trump has done to health. To the Editor: The Trump administration is not making America healthy again. The mission statement of the National Institutes of Health includes: “NIH’s mission is to ……

This letter appeared in The Ellsworth American Oct. 9, 2026. Residents of towns have a direct vote in decisions for their towns, but cities rely on elected councilors to do the voting. So in the city of Ellsworth, the councilors we elect are of critical importance. For the two openings on the City Council this…

This letter was published in The Ellsworth American Oct. 8, 2026. Since State Sen. Nicole Grohoski was elected in a special election in 2022, she has been working hard for the 21 coastal communities in District 7. She has done an excellent job of keeping us informed of what is happening in Augusta with regular…

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 appeared in The Ellsworth American on Oct. 2. To the Editor: Imagine the following scenario: A doctor encourages bad actors to spread disease which harms thousands. Then, in order to keep her lucrative job and increase her income, she cures hundreds of those she herself has infected and trumpets her success. This is what Susan…

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,…