Letters
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2018
Letter to the editor: Curbing climate change will also rein in recovery costs
Last fall, Sen. Susan Collins publicized a Government Accountability Office report about the financial risk the country faces if it does not address climate change. If we do nothing, annual recovery costs from climate change-related events could exceed $6 trillion in 20 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated recovery costs from 2017’s extreme […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Later school start times a troubling trend that has many drawbacks
How about teaching teenagers that being rested for classes is their responsibility?
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Treat food as a human right, not a generator of corporate profits
I recently read about L.D. 1684, which would bar schools from denying meals to students who can’t pay, and I view the bill as an encouraging step toward guaranteeing all children nutritious food during school hours. As an educator, I have seen firsthand that hungry and stressed children struggle to learn and grow. However, the […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: CMP prefers not to talk about the benefits of solar power
On Jan. 28, a Maine Quaker group, Speaking Truth to Central Maine Power, demonstrated at the utility’s headquarters in Augusta. We planned to counter-lobby on the first floor of the building, in response to the extensive public and private lobbying that CMP has done in recent years against net metering, a system that gives individual […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins dishonest in praising Trump for backing off Mueller firing
I am disappointed in Sen. Susan Collins – once again. Sen. Collins is too experienced and politically savvy to know or believe that before making a decision on whether or not to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, President Trump sought legal counsel. It is clear from all accounts that the president decided to fire Mr. […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Freedom to move wasn’t hindered
A man questioned by Border Patrol agents while boarding bus in Bangor over-reacted by running to the ACLU.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: We need to make our voices heard to protect our values
The fate of the Dreamers is floundering in the current political chaos. The majority of U.S. citizens want to protect undocumented children and young adults who were brought here by their parents so they would be safe and have the freedom to pursue educational and employment opportunities. We do not want to tear apart families […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: The simple approach: Just take the check and cash it
I am admittedly politically naive and perhaps a little slow, but I do not understand why our president, Donald John Trump, is wasting time talking with Sen. Chuck Schumer about funding a border wall. Simply cash the check that came from Mexico. Paul L. Beach Kennebunk
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Lawmakers urged to vote no on tax credit for General Dynamics
As the 128th Maine Legislature considers the merits of L.D. 1781, I urge all legislators to vote no on this $60 million give-away to a company whose revenue for 2017 is projected to be between $31.35 billion and $31.4 billion. General Dynamics pays its CEO over $20 million a year. It does not need the […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Legislature needs to stop ignoring will of the people
I’m a person who collected many signatures to put ranked-choice voting on the ballot in 2016 and who is still collecting signatures for a people’s veto of the actions of the Legislature to ignore the will of the people when the people passed the ranked-choice voting law. One of the more interesting experiences I have […]
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