Given the efforts by the former president to disrupt the proceedings of his trial on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal, I am reminded of the trial of the Chicago Eight in 1969. The defendants were accused of inciting a riot during the Chicago Democratic Convention of 1968. Seven were […]
This moment of fear, regarding gun safety, gives way to appreciation for Rep. Golden’s public change of heart. His solemn and moving words, renouncing his past support for gun rights (and interpretation of the Second Amendment) and his request for forgiveness are to be commended. Certainly, this is a Maine profile in courage if ever […]
With all the deserved attention to the homeless struggling in Portland and statewide, why have we not heard about our U.S. senators and representatives meeting the homeless to hear firsthand from the people most affected? Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden should visit with these people and make […]
In response to the op-ed about ongoing resistance to Wabanaki tribal sovereignty (“Commentary: Can’t we resolve ‘unintended consequences’ of Wabanaki sovereignty?” April 26), I am reminded of the saying once invoked by Martin Luther King Jr., among others: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Richard Kaye-Schiess Shapleigh
Letter to the Editor: U.S. COVID deaths will exceed those caused by the atomic bomb
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After reading “Hiroshima” by John Hersey, I found the total immediate deaths from both atomic bombs that were dropped on Japanese cities in 1945 to be 219,000.
Who will be held accountable if, as predicted, the total U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000? If this is, as stated by some, a war, who are the war criminals?
Richard Kaye-Schiess