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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Letter to the editor: Maine utilities should not put foreign shareholders first
I lived for three years in Los Angeles, my wife’s hometown, before returning to Maine. During our time there, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would periodically drop off free high-efficiency LED lightbulbs at our front door, as well as water-saving shower fixtures. The department did this because it is a municipal-owned utility, […]
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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Letter to the editor: Congressional delegation should meet with Maine’s homeless
With all the deserved attention to the homeless struggling in Portland and statewide, why have we not heard about our U.S. senators and representatives meeting the homeless to hear firsthand from the people most affected? Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden should visit with these people and make […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Letter to the editor: Don’t let Portland Museum of Art raze piece of city’s history
The former Children’s Museum is a landmark and a monument to our cultural heritage.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Letter to the editor: Maine’s Question 4 is a ‘go-nowhere’ proposal
Regarding the ballot Question 4, Right to Repair Law: Now we have independent car repair shops asking for copyright material. Sorry, they are not included or have paid for protected repair privileges. Independent shops can survive by addressing flat tires, dead batteries, exhaust issues, brakes, suspension problems and radiator issues and doing inspections. Even if […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Letter to the editor: As Portland’s mayor, Dion will build bridges
Mark Dion is the best fit for the role of mayor as described in our charter. He frames his campaign as seeking to answer questions, while others ignore the fact voters rejected a “CEO-style” role, offering meaningless promises about specific projects or numerical targets Portland’s mayor can’t force. Dion is a proven bridge builder, from […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Letter to the editor: Scholar outlines new totalitarianism
Bob McKillop’s Oct. 3 letter on the dangers of not understanding history’s lessons, “We need to take threat to democracy very seriously,” advises a reading of “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William Shirer. There is a shorter, more easily understood and recent publication, titled “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 and Question 3
In the last two years, over $90 million has been spent by foreign corporations to influence Mainers in referendum campaigns. Opponents of Question 2 claim that corporations have this right because it’s free speech. We know it’s pay to play. Mainers are fighting back. The Legislature passed L.D. 1610, An Act to Prohibit Campaign Spending […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Letter to the editor: Voting is an antidote to slippage of democratic principles
We must cast our ballots for those who support the will of the people rather than the inclination of the monied few.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Letter to the editor: Things could actually get a whole lot worse with Pine Tree Power
A recent letter writer (Oct. 2) tells us to vote for Pine Tree Power because “it could not possibly be worse.” I suggest Pine Tree Power could be worse, much worse. We’re told that Pine Tree Power will not run the grid itself, instead seeking bids from private companies to run it. What if the […]
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 to give Maine people a voice
At the heart of the U.S. Constitution is our faith and belief in the right to free speech. We trust that, as citizens, our voice, our concerns and our truth will be heard without being penalized. But we also know how well “money talks.” In fact, since the ruling in Citizens United over a decade […]
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