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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Letter to the editor: In state with ranked-choice, all U.S. Senate candidates deserve coverage
History is repeated, repeatedly. Heavily banked, party-backed candidates push to the front of the lines of those competing for the highest electoral offices, to fight out an either-or rivalry thick with lies, promises and vindictive and distortive accusations. Nevertheless, developments in our political system and in our regional and national challenges are still changing dramatically. […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Letter to the editor: Prioritize minority groups for COVID vaccine
There should be a push to protect the Black population, which is disproportionately likely to be infected.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Letter to the editor: Media failing to inform voters about progressive Maine candidates
I won’t be 18 until just after the general election this November, but I sent in my voter pre-registration in June. I labeled myself as a Democrat not for love of the party but because Maine has closed primaries. Watching the end of the primary race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, I became increasingly frustrated […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Letter to the editor: Support poorer countries’ access to emergency funds
While the coronavirus rages throughout the U.S., our concern deepens over the devastating global economic and health crisis. World Food, Oxfam, Bread for the World and the many other humanitarian and faith-based organizations understandably cannot raise funds sufficient to counteract this pandemic. We urge Sen. Susan Collins and her colleagues to support the International Monetary […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Letter to the editor: Vote absentee in person to avoid slowing post office
As it stands now, there is no incentive for President Trump and his allies to change the Postal Service one iota. If one votes absentee in this coming election, it’s possible that a vote may not count. There is an alternative. As an act of patriotism, citizens may have to vote at their polling places […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: Urge Maine’s senators to support state, local COVID relief
As the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the municipal and state budget forecasts have become dire. Across-the-board budget cuts in Portland will result in 30-plus workers being laid off with dozens more facing furloughs and lost wages. Similar cuts are expected for state workers, with Gov. Mills requesting department heads to cut 10 […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: Visiting protected Maine islands? Please clean up before you leave
I was interested to see your Aug. 12 article “ ‘Unprecedented’ boat traffic off Maine’s coast creates COVID-19 challenge.” I work as a land steward for the land conservation organization Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and I help care for a handful of conserved islands in Casco Bay. This year, we’ve seen a steep increase in […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: Workers still committed to Postal Service’s mission
I have been a mail processing clerk at the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center for the United States Post Office for 25 years. Like many other companies and businesses, we, too, are working our way through this COVID-19 pandemic. We have many employees with the same issues as those who are out of work […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Letter to the editor: Don’t force Maine teachers to return when they feel unsafe
News coverage of a state survey that found that educators are likely to come back to the classroom failed to mention that most have no choice.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Support election officials to protect the right to vote
True to its independent nature, Maine has among the nation’s highest participation rates in federal elections, and even primaries. It probably doesn’t hurt turnout that Maine is only one of two states that can split electoral votes, blunting the impact of the Electoral College’s winner-take-all schema. Given the President’s bluster about delaying the election, a […]
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