Sometimes I worry about getting early Alzheimer’s when I can’t remember people’s names, but in this case, I’m sure that I have it right. A recent BDN Op-Ed praised Susan Collins for her work on the Farm Bill. But in fact, Sen. Collins cast her vote against the Farm Bill, while Rep. Tom Allen supported it, and in fact, worked with Sen. Olympia Snowe and Rep. Michael Michaud to secure crucial funding for Maine’s rural areas. Maybe this is one of the reasons why people still ask “Tom who?” about Tom Allen.

No matter what he does, he still doesn’t exist in any positive sense in the minds of those who want to airbrush him away. But facts are facts.

Ingrid Bengis Palei

Stonington