Letters
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
Letter to the editor: Solutions for mass migrations needed on a global scale
More and more people fleeing unlivable conditions are heading to countries that so far haven't figured out how to handle a flood of humanity.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Time for Sen. Collins to step up in voting on high court nominee
Once again, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are going to be called upon and held responsible for decisions that will affect the vast majority of Americans, particularly women, for decades to come. Their party was responsible for holding up a simple vote on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Don’t let President Trump devalue democracy and its principles
The president was slow to understand there was a problem in his midst, over immigration and displaced masses of people, that many of his fellow Americans were quick to realize and distressed over. He failed to carry out anything other than a divisive tactic of separation of these people from Central America, taking children away […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Two key lessons to be learned from Portland’s cold-storage saga
Advocacy for a project should stick to a sober analysis of the stakeholder costs and benefits, and the neighbors didn't question the oversized proposal simply out of self-interest.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Democrats still adhering to discriminatory policies of 1950s?
What happened recently at the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, brings back memories of the 1950s, when Democrats who ran eateries refused service to certain people in the South. It’s a renewal of the old ways to move certain people into second-class status. I thought that Democrats had outgrown that. It looks like I am […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Court nominee vote will reveal if Sen. Collins is a never-Trumper
I am always talking about Sen. Susan Collins, it seems. But there is a reason for that. Sen. Collins is two things that are really one thing: She is a never-Trumper and she is a Democrat who self-identifies as a Republican. Neither of these traits bodes well for whoever President Trump may nominate for the […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Country needs champions of good public policy, common decency
I believe that Trump administration policy and rhetoric have debased long-standing American values and have lowered the esteem that other nations have had toward the U.S. Our immigration policies have forgotten that our nation was built on immigrants; we have pursued international policy that has alienated long-term partner nations; we are engaging in a trade […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Republicans obliged to follow own rule on timing of court nominee voting
I have concerns after hearing the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. The Republican Party made it clear in 2016 after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia that hearings on Supreme Court nominees should not be held during a critical election year. It is very hypocritical for the party to now push […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: It’s good to take time off from music at Fourth of July fireworks
This July Fourth, as thousands gather for fireworks on the Eastern Prom, I’m grateful that the democracy of their many voices won’t be drowned out by the upbeat, patriotic and often martial music played in the recent past. Though it was well-intended and I appreciated the acknowledgment of veterans, the music only highlighted the disjunction […]
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Proposed homeless shelter would be too near new school
There's no need to introduce a potentially volatile population to a thriving community.
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