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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Letter to the editor: Keeping forest intact is critical to halting warming
If the battle to halt global warming through climate change, starting with limiting CO2 emissions, is such a high priority, why is Maine’s hydropower generating capacity (the state hydropower plan) being ignored by the Mills administration’s new director of planning and innovation (Hannah Pingree)? Why import Canada’s clean, renewable energy when we can easily generate […]
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Letter to the editor: Road, bridge fixes should become a Maine priority
We can’t keep borrowing money to fund maintenance – we need to raise the gas tax.
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Letter to the editor: USDA move, budget cut will reduce support to Maine farmers
The number of small farms, and younger farmers, has been on the rise in Maine. But that growth could stall if two proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture go through. The most recent change came with President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal. This includes a 7 percent cut to the USDA’s Research, […]
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Letter to the editor: City manager recognizes need for Portland to rein in spending
My wife and I have lived in our house in Portland for 40 years. Sadly, for the first time, we have begun to discuss putting our home on the market. The reason is quite simple: We are on the verge of not being able to afford to live here anymore. As retirees, obviously on a […]
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Letter to the editor: Wind-, solar-charged batteries better option than NECEC
While listening to a talk radio program the other day about the new Central Maine Power transmission line proposed for western Maine, I became infuriated. The folks in favor of it had resolved themselves into believing that something needs to be done to combat global warming, and it might as well be this. And the […]
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Letter to the editor: Endorsement overlooks dangers of assisted-suicide bill
L.D. 1313 could do grave harm to patients, the medical profession and society.
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Letter to the editor: Tobacco tax hike will save lives, cut health care costs
While Maine has made tremendous strides in reducing tobacco use, declines in smoking rates have slowed in recent years and the use of other tobacco products, like e-cigarettes, has increased, especially among youth. In fact, tobacco use remains the largest preventable cause of disease and death in our state. This is one of the many […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Letter to the editor: Make the Mueller report public
I urge Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, and my representative, Chellie Pingree, to demand that the report on the Russia investigation be made available to the public. Despite the four-page summary from Attorney General William Barr, a hand-picked lieutenant who is covering for President Trump, I haven’t changed my mind about Trump or special […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Letter to the editor: Water district missing in action as advocate for Sebago Lake
Where is the Portland Water District when we need it? If it does not come out in defense of good clean water by opposing the transfer of highly toxic Alberta tar sands diluted bitumen under the Crooked River and across Sebago Lake’s Jordan Bay to South Portland, as Tom Mikulka of Elders for the Future […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Letter to the editor: Abortion-coverage bill will ensure equal access to care
On March 27, I attended the public hearing on L.D. 820, “An Act to Prevent Discrimination in Private and Public Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine,” sponsored by my state representative, Jay McCreight. I attended expecting to hear a succession of charged testimonies caught up in the broader abortion wars. And I did. But […]
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