Letters
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: Speak out against accelerated development in Falmouth
A plea from Falmouth’s silent majority: We oppose the unwanted, reckless changes made to the town’s land use policies between 2013 and 2016. Our town’s cherished, peaceful rural character will be a memory and our taxes will skyrocket because of the potent new incentives for accelerated growth and high-density development. New, high-density so-called “growth districts” […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: Procession offers fitting tribute to fallen Berwick fire captain
On Sunday afternoon, we witnessed an amazing sight heading south on the Maine Turnpike. On every bridge over the highway (at least 10) from Portland to Wells were dozens of firefighters and firetrucks, lights blinking, ladders extended with flags hung between them. Just south of Kennebunk, there were no cars northbound, all traffic stopped – […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: Can’t say something positive at a school sporting event? Then don’t say anything at all
Your editorial on fan abuse of referees (Our View, March 1) was timely but did not go far enough. If all fans followed three simple rules, the players, coaches and officials will all be much happier. • The Golden Rule: Only make positive statements. “Great hustle, Sally!” not “Try harder, Billy!” • Never talk to […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: Judicial system should sock it to opioid dealers
Opioids are killing 130 folks every day across the nation. Maine and New Hampshire are in the top 10 in opioid death rates. Many of these deaths are from drugs sold illegally. Drug dealers are the source; when caught, they are back on the street in short order. After being bonded out of jail with […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: Monitoring of Casco Bay indicates urgent need for carbon tax
On Feb. 21, the Press Herald reported (Page B1) on people recording sea-level rise in Casco Bay, due in part to climate change. What to do? Consider supporting HR 763, introduced to the House in January with the goal of charging fossil fuel companies for the garbage – gases – they send into our atmosphere. […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: Portland isn’t the place for a ‘mega-shelter’
A 150-bed facility will lead to many of the same issues the city has now with the Oxford Street Shelter.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: State of Maine should lift time limit on seeking evidence-based retrial
The March 1 article about Foster Bates (“Citing new evidence, man convicted in 1994 murder in South Portland keeps fighting for another trial”) notes that a retrial based on new information must be requested within a one-year deadline (starting from the date when the new evidence could have been discovered through due diligence). Given the […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: It’s time to take down the ‘Big Freeport Indian’
Driving down Route 1, I saw the so-called “Big Freeport Indian” sculpture. Wondering if it marked a Native American-owned shop, I found that it was built by a non-Native American Freeport business owner, Julian Leslie, as a marketing stunt in the 1960s. As I dug deeper, I found articles applauding Leslie for his “innovative” and […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: Electoral College allows for representative vote – we need to keep it
There seems to be a pattern here with Democrats: Lose an election, devise a new way to count votes. First they did it with the 2nd Congressional District. Bruce Poliquin won on Election Day, yet an untested, cockamamie, first-in-the-nation voting change gave the election to Jared Golden. We are a constitutional republic with 50 states […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: Carbon-dividend bill will help move the needle on climate change
It’s true, we in Maine “cannot wait a day longer.” I thank Gov. Mills for insisting on urgent climate action (“Mills sets goal to fight climate change: 100% renewable electricity by 2050,” Feb. 28). Decisive and effective action that is good for people is now within reach with the introduction of the bipartisan Energy Innovation […]
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