Letters
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Letter to the editor: Parties should rotate first primary states
Every four years, since 1972, Iowa and New Hampshire, in tandem, have repeatedly been the first two states to vote in the American presidential primary process. Isn’t it time for the other 48 states to take their turns at being one of the first two states to vote? We should reform the presidential primary process […]
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Letter to the editor: Enjoyed learning about judicial appointments
Kudos to Megan Gray and the paper for the article on Gov Mills judge appointments. I appreciated learning of the difference between Maine District and Superior Courts, and was interested to learn of the proportion of women on the bench in Maine. Valerie Blais Portland
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Letter to the editor: Portland Museum of Art triennial further violates donor’s vision
Artist William Thon gave his estate to fund a juried exhibition every two years.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine’s civil legal services are well run
In Maine, the legal needs of low-income Mainers who face criminal charges, or are involved in child protective proceedings, are handled by court-appointed lawyers and overseen by the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. A different group of nonprofit organizations handles civil legal needs, including common problems such as divorce, eviction, protection from abuse, debt […]
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Letter to the editor: City of South Portland should have a name of its own
I appreciated Trevor J. Hustus’ Dec. 4 commentary regarding a change of name for the University of Southern Maine (“Student-trustee: Change from ‘USM’ to ‘UMaine Portland’ will help our state grow, prosper”). It brought to my mind my deep, loving wish that South Portland would have a name of its own. This new year, 2020, […]
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Letter to the editor: We trust young people to defend us but not to buy a beer
I was at a local market recently buying a bottle of wine for dinner. The clerk said I needed to produce an ID, as the legal age for purchase of alcohol in Maine is 21. I refused, telling the store manager that 50 years ago, when I was 18 – under the draft for probable […]
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Letter to the editor: Looking for an elected official who will put patriotism 1st, party 2nd
I have carefully listened to most of the congressional hearings, statements from both Republican and Democratic politicians, and many of what I believe are the least biased news reports regarding the behavior of our president. I am a former Republican, who has struggled to maintain some degree of objectivity in the last few years. I […]
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PublishedDecember 14, 2019
Letter to the editor: Mainers don’t let Mainers go hungry
Food insecurity is a year-round problem, and we must press our legislators to make changes in assistance programs.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2019
Letter to the editor: Unitil customers absent from hearing on rate increase
Thank you for the story Dec. 5 on Page B1, announcing the Public Utilities Commission hearing on the proposed Unitil natural gas rate increase, at the University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Community Education Center. There was one other person from the public there besides myself. There were two people from the company and the consumer […]
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PublishedDecember 14, 2019
Letter to the editor: Right-wing media are the Republican Party’s real enemy
It appears to me, after watching the culture wars for the last three decades, that the enemy of the Republican Party is not the political left or the mainstream press, but rather their own right-wing media. Our Republican public officials are hamstrung by the lies fostered by talk radio, Fox “News” and their ilk. Time […]
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