Letters
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PublishedDecember 30, 2017
Letter to the editor: Column by tax expert blew Collins’ stance to pieces
Thank goodness! Tax expert Albert A. DiMillo Jr. deftly exposes the rhetorical tricks buried in Sen. Susan Collins’ defense of her vote in support of her party’s tax legislation (“Commentary: Collins can’t seem to deduce unfairness of Republican tax bill,” Dec. 28). Sen. Collins employs generalizations that are true enough in hypothetical circumstances, but seem […]
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PublishedDecember 30, 2017
Letter to the editor: Collins is neither heroic centrist nor principled copy of her idol, Margaret Chase Smith
I was impressed by Sen. Susan Collins’ recent op-ed, if only because I didn’t think it possible for one politician to so thoroughly self-immolate in so short a time. The Republican tax scheme – the greatest transfer of wealth in U.S. history – will ultimately raise taxes on nearly 100 million working Americans, according to […]
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PublishedDecember 30, 2017
Letter to the editor: Lack of civics lessons in schools is educational malpractice
I usually disagree with the liberal/progressive content of most of your newspaper’s editorial commentaries. But I gladly applaud your Dec. 27 publication of a syndicated column by Christopher Dale that examined the urgent need for more thorough education in the functions of democratic government and principles of civics for our students in the primary and […]
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PublishedDecember 29, 2017
Letter to the editor: Amnesty for DACA recipients would have negative consequences
There is a push to include amnesty for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in the upcoming budget negotiations in Congress. This is a bad idea. While I’m not unsympathetic to the plight of some of the DACA recipients, granting amnesty to this class of individuals would, among other things, ignore our larger immigration concerns […]
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PublishedDecember 29, 2017
Letter to the editor: Get a refund from Spectrum after cable outage? That’s a laugh
Fool that I am, I called Spectrum the other day to ask when it would be adjusting my bill to reflect the lengthy cable outage that I and others experienced last month. (Is that laughter I hear?) Time Warner used to knock off a few bucks after an extended loss of service, so I assumed […]
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PublishedDecember 29, 2017
Letter to the editor: Collins can’t fool Mainers on who benefits most from tax law
Many of us know that the wealthiest will gain still more and that the legislation won't pay for itself, so Republicans are adding to the national debt to indulge the rich.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2017
Letter to the editor: One Munjoy Hill project involves local couple just seeking safe home
Re: “As developers raze buildings to make room for bigger ones, some on Munjoy Hill seek pause” (Nov. 15): The tone of your article suggests that the owners of 24 St. Lawrence St., Walter and Kelly Williams, are part of a large development company. This is far from the truth. I met the Williamses years […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
Letter to the editor: USM makes good decisions in budgeting with focus on attracting, retaining students
USM has done well to push forward.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
Letter to the editor: Democrats should zero in on clear, positive message in 2018, starting with equitable tax policy
Now that the deeply unpopular and corrupt Republican tax bill has been passed, it is time for the Democrats to put forward their own plan, a true reform that would benefit the whole country, not just wealthy Republican (or Democratic) donors. And, they should run on it in 2018 and 2020. In a column reprinted […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
Letter to the editor: Rest in peace to USM theater faculty duo with the ironic names
During my days as general manager of the Portland Symphony, I was always amused about a couple of faculty members in the University of Southern Maine’s theater department. I’m reminded of this by having just read about the Dec. 4 death of Walter Stump, in California. But I looked up the other person and learned […]
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