Letters
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PublishedMarch 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: Paid sick day ordinance deserves your support
Portland’s proposed paid sick day ordinance has great appeal. It encourages people to stay healthy so they don’t pass on their illnesses. It relieves employee stress, allowing them the time to handle health concerns, which prevents illness, and it keeps workers out of the workplace so co-workers and customers do not get sick. The New […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: Falmouth residents should oppose contract zone plan
Despite vocal public disapproval, the Falmouth Town Council continues to move forward with the proposed contract zone that would allow David Chase, of Chase Excavating, and Town Councilor Andrea Ferrante and her husband, Matthew, to build 152 units on 52 acres off Mountain Road. The Town Council and School Board held a joint workshop meeting […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2018
Letter to the editor: General Dynamics seeks corporate giveaway from Maine
L.D. 1781, currently being considered by the Maine Legislature, would funnel $60 million of Maine citizens’ tax dollars to the multibillion-dollar corporate entity General Dynamics, which owns and operates Bath Iron Works. Calling this “corporate welfare” is a misnomer, as General Dynamics is one of the most profitable defense contractors in the world. The saying […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Planned Parenthood volunteers get to make meaningful contribution
Last year, while attending a rally, I was approached by a volunteer from Planned Parenthood, who asked if I supported the services they provided and if I would be interested in volunteering. I said “yes” to both. I was delighted, days later, to be invited to an Hour of Power open house event. When I […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Use different wind turbine design to reduce the bird kill
We should stop allowing projects using the current technology because of the impact on bald eagles, bats and other avian creatures.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Short-term rental operators need to accept South Portland council’s decision
At a recent South Portland City Council meeting, the first agenda item was a local business asking that an abutting property, currently zoned residential, be changed to industrial for use by their business. Neighbors were also there, expressing their concerns and needs related to this change. This longtime local business was told to go to […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Regulators should order changes to unfair propane pricing system
Why is it that the less I use propane energy, the more I am charged per gallon as an individual consumer by my propane suppler? Where does this leave the incentive to conserve on this widely used nonrenewable resource? What about the lessening of our carbon imprint we are so encouraged to do? No other […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Federal payoffs in sexual misconduct settlements should not be kept secret
Let’s call it “sub rosa money”: federal funds (your tax dollars) that have been paid to victims of inappropriate sexual behavior (and other violations of federal employment law) for out-of-court settlements. The reported sum (The Washington Post stated last Nov. 17) is $17.2 million over the past two decades. The acts of depredation are never […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Letter to the editor: Student gun-control walkouts will lose value if schools try to take charge
As a Portland Public Schools parent who supports youth activism, I would like to amplify the excellent points made by Falmouth High student Maria Kuhn in her letter to the editor Wednesday about the March 14 ENOUGH National School Walkout, an action proposed and organized by youths as part of the burgeoning student movement demanding […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2018
Letter to the editor: Worker health coverage needs rethinking
The recent contract negotiations between union workers and Hannaford provides an opportunity to examine the health care model.
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