“The press is the enemy of the people.” That was said by Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong. It is now being said by President Donald Trump. “Invaders” and “horde” are terms used about the Chinese in the late 1800s to drum up hatred against them. Those terms are now being used by the […]
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Trump and Republicans
President Donald Trump has decided that NATO, the EU, U.S. intelligence agencies and all news outlets (except FOX) are enemies of the people; that Kim Jong Un is a dictator who loves his people — even though he had imprisoned thousands, starves his people, and has murdered untold numbers; and that Vladimir Putin is America’s […]
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Tax proposals bad for the country
The Republican tax proposals are gifts for corporations and the wealthy. Eighty percent of the benefits will go to those two categories. The current tax rate for corporations is 35 percent. The majority actually pay about 18 percent after using deductions and loopholes. Corporations are making record profits and have record amounts of cash. Most […]
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Protesting racial injustice
Where and when is it OK to protest racial injustice? In the 1950s and ’60s, southerners didn’t like the marches, sit-ins, sitting in the front of the bus, black people registering to vote, or white people coming from the north to help the fight against racial injustice. Recently, many have complained when people protested against […]
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Trump not qualified to lead nation
Xenophobe. Misogynist. Demagogue. Bigot. Narcissist. Liar. Those are some words that describe Donald Trump. He has no intellectual curiosity. He will make decisions “with very little knowledge other than what I have.” He is set off by the slightest criticism. Trump readily insults people but cannot take criticism. He is only interested in revenge or […]
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S. Tetenman: LePage has lost control
During the past few weeks, Gov. Paul LePage has again shown his inability to govern and to act in a rational manner. He made a comment to 200 students that a cartoonist should be shot because of satirical cartoons about the governor the cartoonist has published. He is also accused of saying the Lewiston delegation […]
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S. Tetenman: Governor not a true leader
Recently, Gov. Paul LePage threatened to veto any bill sponsored by a Democrat because they do not believe the income tax should be eliminated. The news clips of his statements showed an individual who was angry and had lost emotional control. LePage’s idea of leadership is that of a young child who threatens to hold […]
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Stanley Tetenman: Governor’s tax proposal would shift the burden
Gov. Paul LePage’s tax proposal will shift many costs to municipalities, likely causing significant property tax increases. It will shift more tax burden to lower and middle income taxpayers while giving disproportionate benefits to higher income earners. The claim is made that elimination of revenue sharing will be more than offset by the proposed decrease […]
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In rebuttal, S. Tetenman: Extremists on both sides
In his guest column (May 4), Stavros Mendros stated “the hate and obsession of certain Democratic leaders and extremist groups has gone too far” and that “their leadership and their party has been hijacked by extremists.” Perhaps he neglected to look in the mirror, because surely he should say the same of the Republican Party. […]