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Philip Keith: So sad to see the blame game

It is sad to see Sen. Collins buying into President Trump’s election-scam of blaming the Democrats for refusing to roll over and give up on protecting the American people in the face of the impending economic catastrophe we face at the end of the expired assistance agreement. She calls it blackmail when her opponents commit […]

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Carl Bucciantini: Legislature must reconvene now

The Maine Legislature adjourned in March because of the coronavirus and left hundreds of bills unaddressed. Initially, the Republican Party wanted to reconvene the Legislature to discuss these bills at a later date. Oddly, now that the Democrats are calling to reconvene the Legislature, the Republicans refuse to participate unless they get to control the […]

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Linda Flagg: CMP corridor is bad for Maine

Hydro-Quebec is a Crown Corporation owned exclusively by the Province of Quebec. Hydro-Quebec stands to make $12.4 billion in profits off of the proposed CMP corridor project by rerouting power they already sell to the Northeast on existing power lines, and charging Massachusetts more for it. Hydro-Quebec will return much of its profit from this […]

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Rene Fraser: Support for Laurel Libby

As a veteran of 56 years, I took an oath to protect this country and the Constitution — the same oath representatives and senators swear to when taking office. As the years go by, I see people’s rights and freedoms eroding. I’m saddened that those politicians do not take their oaths seriously. Laurel Libby, a […]

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Silver Moore-Leamon: I really and truly object, really

This letter concerns the long analysis (Sun Journal, Aug. 6) detailing how Sen. Susan Collins really and truly “feels” about our current president. Its intent could only have been to persuade us that she is “really” and “truly” the independent, courageous person Mainers would be likely to vote for. Recording that she has supported him […]

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Nancy Willard: Nothing wrong with absentee voting

Trump has claimed there are big problems with absentee ballots. While teaching at the University of Southern Maine it was necessary for me to vote absentee ballot and I never felt there was a problem. Since retirement I have counted absentee ballots in my hometown of Woodstock. I see absolutely no problem with citizens who […]

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Michael McClure: Democrats, beware

President Trump is trying to steal the November election. There is still time to demand voter ID before the election. Democrats should call your representatives and senators and insist on voter ID to keep our elections fair and honest. Michael McClure, Lewiston