Letters
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Try these ideas to safeguard students, because gun laws are futile
To prevent more school shootings, change to “protecting now.” Don’t keep trying to pass more gun laws that don’t work due to the difficulty of enforcement. It’s not easy to identify mentally ill possible shooters, either. I believe four areas should be considered as one way to address the problem: 1. Building security. 2. Obstacles […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Government has journalists in its sights, defying First Amendment
The Department of Homeland Security's plan to build a news article database flies in the face of a free state with freedom of the press.
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Republicans should push for ban on imports of elephant tusks
I strongly applaud the U.K. for banning imports of elephant tusks. This senseless killing of innocent, peaceful, docile animals must stop now. The U.S. has never, and will never, step up to the plate on that issue. Over 20,000 elephants are slaughtered each year for human profit. This is wrong. Our Republican president, Donald Trump, […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Bill to temporarily take guns from the unstable is a good first step
On Valentine’s Day, 17 high school students and staff were murdered in their classrooms. Rocked by this tragedy and inspired by the bravery and resolve of the Parkland survivors and high schoolers across the nation, college students all over Maine asked ourselves: What can we do stop gun violence? As Mainers, we appreciate the important […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Portland’s tax base growing fast, so where’s the impact on taxes?
There is currently considerable public discussion on the Portland Public Schools budget and the resulting increase in property taxes. My family has lived in the same neighborhood in Portland for nearly 30 years and we are strong supporters of the public school system. We have noticed over the last few years the unprecedented amount of […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2018
Letter to the editor: Inspirational Parkland student-leaders deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to those who work “for the peace and kinship of people” (pro pace et fraternitate gentium). The student-leaders of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for inspiring our country to speak up and stand up to gun violence, inaction, and big money in politics. Hundreds […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: Critic lacks understanding of Portland’s historic district ordinance
Elizabeth Miller’s letter to the editor (“Historic districts are not the way to go on Munjoy Hill,” April 6) raises false fears based on an inaccurate understanding of Portland’s historic preservation ordinance. The restrictions that historic designation would bring are neither “onerous” nor “counterproductive.” I know because I served on the city’s Historic Preservation Commission […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: The math on solar power undercuts arguments of opponents
If all of CMP's customers were sun-powered, they'd be better off than paying the company's rising retail rates for generation from other sources.
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: As next governor, Adam Cote will lead efforts to solve state’s problems
I’m 32 years old, born and raised in the fishing community of Rockland. I’m fortunate to still be able to call Maine home, the place where I return to after weeks on the road traveling for work. Many of my peers are not so lucky. As I travel I get the opportunity to often reconnect […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: Join school walkout calling for end to killing of fetuses through abortion
As you have probably heard, students around the nation recently walked out of schools for 17 minutes to honor the 17 students and staff killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Now, California high school student Brandon Gillespie is organizing a 17-minute walkout this Wednesday at 10 a.m. to “honor all the lives of […]
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