Members of the Hancock County Democratic Committee and other county residents are weighing in to area newspapers with letters to the editor emphasizing key issues for the midterm elections and beyond. You can find published letters here.
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Threat to democracy
Read more: Threat to democracyThis 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…
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Corruption in high places continues to plague America
Read more: Corruption in high places continues to plague AmericaThis 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…
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Collins has lost her way
Read more: Collins has lost her wayThis 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,…
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Susan Collins should use federal funding to hold Donald Trump accountable
Read more: Susan Collins should use federal funding to hold Donald Trump accountableThis 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.…
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Where are the savings?
Read more: Where are the savings?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…
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Choose a senator who serves Maine
Read more: Choose a senator who serves MaineThis 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…
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A vote for Troy
Read more: A vote for TroyThis 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…