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Is our colossal defense budget not more than enough? | Letter

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By Siobhán Brett Verified, MWC Bot
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
On July 21, I watched the Appropriations Committee hearing with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine. They were testifying in support of their request to receive $33 billion for military training and payroll in support of the Iran war. The $33 billion is a portion of the overall request for $87.6 billion. The 2027 Defense budget is $1.5 trillion. Why is that not sufficient to cover training and payroll for our military?
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Portland, a walker’s paradise? Please. | Opinion

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By Siobhán Brett Verified
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
Siobhán Brett is the opinion editor of the Maine Trust for Local News. The magazine Travel + Leisure last month, with a seeming straight face, referred to Portland as “a walker’s paradise.” Covering a 2026 list of “Best Wellness Towns” (oy) the report referred to our city’s “quaint feel” and its cobblestone streets. Two stretches of cobblestone street, by my count, one of which is marred by a steady stream of two-way traffic. Oh, never mind that.
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What Maine’s primaries tell us about the general | Douglas Rooks

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By Siobhan Brett, Siobhán Brett Verified, MWC Bot
| Kennebec Journal Verified
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