Letters
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: Wood will be tireless House District 38 problem solver
When I first met Barb Wood, she was an unknown candidate for Portland City Council. The buzz around Barb was who is this person coming out of nowhere to beat an incumbent for a seat on the City Council. I came to know Barb in her role as city councilor and we have remained friends […]
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: LGBT jobs ruling a hollow victory
The same day that the Supreme Court upheld employment protections for gay and transgender people, it effectively limited police officers' responsibility for constitutional violations.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Letter to the editor: All ‘essential’ workers deserve to be well compensated
COVID has made teachers’ jobs harder, too, and proposed contracts with a 0 percent increase can actually amount to a pay cut.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Letter to the editor: Child care on Abbott’s agenda in House District 47
I hope all Yarmouth, Long Island and Chebeague residents will join me and vote for Heather Abbott for state representative in the July 14 Democratic primary. Heather cares for our community. While most Maine voters recognize the health and employment crises crippling Maine, many are not as aware of our crisis of care. Caring labor […]
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Letter to the editor: Experienced Gruber best pick for Cumberland council
These are challenging times for towns with the massive loss of revenue as a result of this pandemic – a time to have someone with a lot of experience on the Cumberland Town Council. Tom Gruber’s vast experiences and passion are exactly what is needed. He has served on the council for nine years and […]
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Letter to the editor: Questions help clarify state of race relations
A few years ago, I asked this question of every black person I knew: Is the blue-on-black violence really as bad as the media make it out to be? Or is CNN just inflating its ratings by blowing isolated incidents out of proportion? To a person, the answer was, “No, it’s not as bad as […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Letter to the editor: Don’t ignore our nation’s achievements
We live in very tumultuous times. Rogue cops, riots, killing, looting, burning, murdering and, to top it off, a pandemic. Our local newspaper covered it all and one of the columnists made it all into a political issue. At the same time the Press Herald made barely any mention of some of America’s highlights. Sunday […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Letter to the editor: COVID puts pressure on Maine to open up voting in November
To make the process less cumbersome, officials should allow online voter registration and mail ballots and stamped return envelopes to all voters.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Letter to the editor: Policies on use of force should hold officers accountable
Use of lethal force shall only be used when an individual’s (a citizen’s or a police officer’s) life is in mortal danger. Use of lethal force is not intended to kill anyone. The use of lethal force is intended to stop a person from continuing an action that is placing an individual’s (a citizen’s or […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Letter to the editor: Time to face, fight elevated LGBT cancer risk
June 2020 will be decidedly different without the colorful parades that usually mark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, but Pride is about more than that. We remember the struggles of people who fought for equal rights of all Americans. I am proud to stand with the American Cancer Society and its nonprofit, […]
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