Letters
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2017
Letter to the editor: Paid sick days for workers a smart, healthy choice for Portland
One of the things I love best about Portland is its food culture; from sandwiches to fine dining, there’s no place like Portland for amazing, delicious options. That’s one important reason why I support the initiative to require paid sick days for Portland workers. The proposal would let workers earn paid time off for those […]
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2017
Letter to the editor: U.S. could lose in global clean energy market
Earlier this year, China announced that by 2020 it would invest $361 billion into clean renewable energy, creating 13 million clean energy jobs in that country over the next three years. While our country continues to debate the reasons for climate change, China is aggressively ramping up clean energy manufacturing. The Paris climate accord includes […]
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Letter to the editor: Media stoop to new lows on president’s family, deserve not to be trusted
I never thought the national media could sink any lower with their daily haranguing of President Trump. But they crawled under the snake’s belly with the slamming of Trump’s 11-year-old boy and the clothes he was wearing, and the shoes that first lady Melania Trump wore on the plane to visit victims of Hurricane Harvey. […]
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Letter to the editor: Council candidate LaCasse has skills needed to build our city
Please join me in voting for Bree LaCasse for an at-large seat on the Portland City Council. As an entrepreneur who builds work spaces for small businesses, I see Bree as a fellow community builder. She is part of the network of doers who are enhancing Portland’s reputation as a great city to live and […]
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Letter to the editor: Head of EPA gutting agency while threats from climate change worsen
While Texas and Florida suffer in the wake of two deadly hurricanes, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is busy undermining the agency that could help them recover, starting with staffing cuts that are so severe that top EPA Inspector General and Government Accountability Office officials are warning lawmakers that the agency needs more staffing […]
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Letter to the editor: ‘Alt-right’ distorts pro-diversity message, says Democrat Mark Eves
Attracting people from other places is a great way to create jobs, lift incomes and position Maine for the future.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Letter to the editor: Portland would benefit from LaCasse’s broad experience
Bree LaCasse deserves our support for the City Council at-large seat – one that I believe is due for change. I am a city taxpayer and a public school parent. I got to know Bree as we fought to support the Congress Square Park initiative in 2013-2014. Through her vision, initiative and organization, we won […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Fix all 4 unsafe, rundown Portland schools or risk a catastrophic event
In September 2012, there was an electrical fire in my daughter’s classroom at Hall School. Fortunately, the fire occurred at night and no one was injured. We need to repair and renovate all four of Portland’s most rundown elementary schools now. We cannot wait any longer in hopes of getting state funding. The city needs […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Credit-reporting services making money off Equifax data breach
The Equifax data breach is not only a nightmare for all of the people involved, it also has become a money-maker for the three major credit-reporting services. They all want your Social Security number and a credit card number to put a freeze on your credit. If you have a computer, you can put in […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Impact of marijuana use on traffic safety remains unknown
It is no secret that powerful interests disapprove of legal marijuana. Therefore, I was skeptical of the research cited in the Colorado Springs Gazette editorial on marijuana and traffic safety (reprinted in the Portland Press Herald on Sept. 5). I find it difficult to believe that making marijuana legal has increased, by a significant amount, […]
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