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Kevin McCarthy did the right thing, right at the very last minute
“Disaster averted is not the same thing as mission accomplished.”
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
Breaking news
The latest headlines from Matt Gaetz.
Capitol Follies
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
Functional government
I can’t tell the difference!
Fed interest rate hikes harm people who can least afford it
“Higher interest rates also push homeownership farther out of reach for millions of working-class Americans, particularly Americans from the Black, Latinx and certain Asian and Pacific Islander communities.”
Letter: Most voters don’t care whether Bob Menendez resigns
In reference to the call for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign: I think the majority of voters do not care. They are concerned with the cost of goods and their expenses. Many just want a cell phone and TV. Political matters are forgotten quickly. Example: Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race in 1989 for plagiarism. Christian…
Letter: We don’t need Pine Tree Power
I urge Mainers to vote against Question 3 this November. We don’t need a new, $13.5 billion taxpayer funded untested electric power delivery system when Central Maine Power (CMP) has done a pretty good job of keeping our lights on for many, many years. In fact, by Maine Public Utility Commission law, the CMP monthly electric bill…
Forget the debt and other issues; the Senate’s primary concern is dress code
“Self-expression means what you want to do versus what is expected of you in all decency. As in the Senate’s case, addressing major national problems.”
Climate crisis needs all solutions, including nuclear
“There are good reasons for restrained enthusiasm about renewables.”
Letter: God is more present than we realize
“The awareness of God is incomprehensible to people. We cannot see the entire picture involving time, space, and eternity.”
Letter: We continue to demand gun sense in America
“We do know that suicide by combat veterans is on the rise and that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder impacts veterans at a rate higher than in the non-veteran population.”
Journalism is not a crime, in Russia or in the US
“We can all play a role in ensuring that journalists, no matter where they work, are not silenced.”
Is it time for a federal judge to put a gag order on Donald Trump?
“Trump’s latest filing abandons any pretense of a coherent attempt to persuade U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan not to impose a gag order.”
Congress has many problems to fix. It prioritized clothes.
“Pass an on-time budget? No way. Ensure that U.S. Sen. John Fetterman can wear shorts and hoodies in the Senate? Absolutely critical.”
Letter: Praise for the BDN outdoor coverage
“It’s like I’m hiking with them while I’m reading their adventures.”
Letter: Pass Question 2 to close foreign government loophole
“A yes vote on Question 2 would close that loophole and put elections back in the hands of Maine people — and out of reach from foreign government-owned entities.”
Letter: Stop worrying about Joe Biden’s age
“It’s his age that gives him the experience, insight and knowledge to lead, and his accomplishments prove that.”
Making the ‘college payoff’ a reality will benefit thousands of Mainers
“People who hold a bachelor’s degree earn 84 percent more over their lifetime than those whose education ended with high school.”
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