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July 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: KeyBank and over 150 companies take lead on diversity, inclusion

On June 12, KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney, the first female CEO of a major bank, along with more than 150 other CEOs of major corporations, signed on to a pledge to increase diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Her participation in the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Pledge is a natural step for KeyBank, […]
Published
July 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Some temporary public art will be purposely provocative

I was happy to read Staff Writer Randy Billings’ July 8 article about TEMPOart, Portland’s new, privately funded temporary public art program, and “Occupied Wall,” our August installation by Christian Prasch. The reporter underlined the caution that the city expressed in its review of the piece. Having served on the Portland Public Art Committee for […]
Published
July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Writer’s message on caring for environment said it all

In the July 8 Portland Press Herald, I read with keen interest the Maine Voices column written by Jake Plante. His wisdom and his statements deserve to be shared in newspapers all over the United States. Personally, I will save the whole column and add his last sentences to my personal book containing collected “Words […]
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July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: N.H. residents would flock to new casino in York County

New Hampshire is a substantial contributor to the Maine economy, which is why the casino referendum in York County should pass. For years now, residents of the Granite State have crossed over the border to the Oxford Casino. It’s not unreasonable to believe that 30 percent of its yearly revenue comes from New Hampshire. It’s […]
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July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Don’t let Congress discard lifesaving benefits of ACA

As an infectious disease and addiction medicine physician, I am concerned about the anticipated changes to our health care system under consideration by Congress, which would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with a bill crafted by the ACA’s opponents. In my clinical experience, I have seen the difficulties faced by patients who lack […]

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July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Protect Maine’s electric ratepayers by fighting to save L.D. 54

Phil Coupe is right (“Another View: Cheap hydropower from Canada not so cheap,” July 9). Unless the Legislature overrides Gov. LePage’s veto of L.D. 1504, all ratepayers will be on the hook to implement the new, flawed Public Utilities Commission rule. Make no mistake: This is about protecting the profits of the utility companies and […]
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July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Would Maine be better off without media, or LePage?

Paul LePage thinks that society would be better off if the press would just go away. I have an alternative theory: The sooner Mr. LePage leaves office, the better off Maine will be. Larry Vine Pownal
Published
July 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Trump’s latest environmental nominee unfit for important position

President Trump is adding to his list of dirty-energy deputies. E&E News recently reported that polluter puppet and outspoken climate change denier Kathleen Hartnett White is Trump’s presumptive nominee to lead the Council on Environmental Quality. Hartnett White is wholly unfit to hold one of the most powerful environmental positions in the Trump administration for […]
Published
July 11, 2017

Letter to the editor: Portland council needs independent progressive like Brunelle

The left is having a much-needed identity crisis in this country. Establishment Democrats are finally being challenged by candidates who see neoliberalism for what it is: a political Ponzi scheme that benefits international corporations over taxpayers. In Portland, this tension is already playing out in the City Council race. Candidates Joey Brunelle and Bree Lacasse […]
Published
July 11, 2017

Letter to the editor: Make your views known on big health insurance rate hikes

I recently received a letter from my health insurance company, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, stating that I could provide comments to the Maine State Bureau of Insurance regarding a July 27 hearing in Augusta on Harvard Pilgrim’s proposed rate hike of 39.7 percent. I took the company up on it and thought I’d suggest others […]

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