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  • Published
    November 29, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Harassment charges should have been made years ago

    I am tired of reading about all these women who should have brought their sexual harassment complaints to the surface many years ago. I hope they have learned to defend themselves or not put themselves in harm’s way. Norma Stanley South Portland

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    November 29, 2017

    Letter to the editor: There’s more to do to have clean water for all Mainers

    Access to clean water is a fundamental human right, yet thousands of Mainers are still subjected to drinking water laced with arsenic. Maine, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report, has one of the highest arsenic levels in both bedrock and well water. Chronic, low-level exposure to arsenic is linked with cancer, lowered IQ […]

  • Published
    November 29, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Marijuana stalemate seems like a form of bullying

    The purpose of a democratic form of government is to both facilitate and implement the will of the people. With regard to the legalization of marijuana, the people’s will in Maine has been expressed. Do we regard the present stalemate regarding this issue as a failure of our governmental form or rather a manifestation of […]

  • Published
    November 28, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Cut taxes for middle class and poor, not rich, to grow the economy

    With regard to growing the economy by lowering the corporate tax rate, as Larry Mayes predicts in his Nov. 19 letter to the editor: This really doesn’t happen. Corporations don’t create demand all by themselves: Putting money in the hands of the middle class and the poor will create more demand and grow the economy. […]

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    November 28, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Psychological factor no excuse when hunters fail to identify their target

    I read The humble Farmer (Robert Skoglund) in just about every edition of the paper in which he writes. I usually find him lighthearted and humorous with a bit of old-school lessons to be learned. I feel compelled, however, to comment on his most recent column, published Nov. 25: “Hunter seeing a deer in anything […]

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  • Published
    November 28, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Cultural issues that damage men need a deeper examination

    Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich’s Nov. 22 commentary about sexual harassment and domestic violence observes that “there is something about the way that we bring up boys in our culture that damages them.” He concludes that “toxic masculinity is killing us.” From a nearly 50-year perspective, as a social worker, I certainly agree. And Kesich […]

  • Published
    November 28, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Resist Medicaid expansion but give BIW tax relief? Get real

    It’s rare when two seemingly disparate issues conjoin to illustrate how our societal priorities are interconnected. On the one hand is Medicaid expansion, which was overwhelmingly approved by public referendum this year. Gov. LePage decries the cost, estimated at $55 million per year, to provide health care for approximately 70,000 low-income Mainers. To qualify for […]

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    November 28, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Portland roundabout plan seems unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists

    Many middle school and college students cross this intersection every day, so where are the crosswalks and traffic lights?

  • Published
    November 27, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Republicans’ tax proposal penalizes higher education

    It’s hard to believe that anyone would want to make it harder for working people to access higher education. Yet the Republican tax plan could do just that. I was born and raised in Cushing, Maine. After 10 years working in education, I am pursuing a doctorate in sociology at the University of California at […]

  • Published
    November 27, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Senate tax plan would hurt even the Republican Party

    There are numerous reasons to oppose the tax bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate. A major change in health care has been inserted, adding unnecessary confusion to an already difficult subject; it would worsen the problem of economic inequality in our country; it would cause an alarming increase in our national debt. Do […]