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Regarding the March 23 article “ Maine reporter May Craig was a pioneer for women covering Washington politics ,” I applaud the paper and reporter Ray Routhier on this wonderful tribute to this formidable woman. I first encountered Ms. Craig in a transcript of a 1951 edition of “Meet the Press,” when a young congressman from Massachusetts named Kennedy was being grilled by her.
I was dumbfounded that someone from the Portland paper would be on this panel. But then I found her again and again on that television news program, and also in presidential press conferences while doing research for a course on JFK. The latter always seemed well prepared for his conferences.
But so did she. Thank you for introducing a new generation of Mainers to this pioneering journalist. Thank you also for ending the article by quoting her seminal column from 1964 called “Decline of the United States — and Fall.
” What would she write about the state of the nation today? Arthur Benedict Peaks Island We believe it’s important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It’s a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
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