August 2016 – Page 480 – The Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: Clinton learns from errors, merits trust

August 5, 2016August 4, 2016

Upon the conclusion of the conventions, I am ready to give Hillary the benefit of the doubt and trust her, even though she has stumbled at least twice during her rich statesman-like career. I am betting that she has learned from her mistakes as have most people whose biographies of success we have read. Secretary […]

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Letter to the editor: Do more to hire, keep young Mainers in the state

August 5, 2016August 4, 2016

I am writing after reading the article in this morning’s regarding the recruitment effort for out of state visitors, encouraging them to relocate to Maine and take skilled jobs. While the effort at recruiting people to live in Maine is admirable, given that our population has been stagnant over the past 10-20 years, I believe […]

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Letter to the editor: Columnist Caron reminds us about institutionalized racism

August 5, 2016August 4, 2016

I write in response to Walter J. Eno’s calling into question (July 24) an Alan Caron column regarding “sanctioned violence against people of color.” Mr. Enos is certainly right to believe that there are honorable, unprejudiced, dedicated policemen and women in this country. I feel sure Mr. Caron would agree. But Caron is reminding us […]

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Letter to the editor: Shorter cemetery access route in Freeport seems logical

August 5, 2016November 30, 2016

Freeport is privileged to have a historic, significant, 300-year-old cemetery near the shore of Maquoit Bay. The Mann family, and other early settlers of the town, buried their dead here, with the last burial in 1922. Until 2014, anyone who wanted to visit the cemetery had easy access to it via a dirt road off […]