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  • Published
    June 8, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting is not that complex, so defend new law

    I am writing to defend the new ranked-choice voting law currently being threatened by opponents in the Legislature, and to clarify the false perception that it’s too confusing to understand. I have full confidence that Maine voters understood the pros and cons of the legislation. Yet, it turns out, one doesn’t even need to graduate […]

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    June 8, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Wow, cruise ships are so big they really do make a splash

    Re: “Cruising toward a record: ‘This will be our biggest season’ ” (Page A1, June 2): Let’s put the size of big cruise ships in perspective: • Anthem of the Sea, the largest to visit Portland to date: 1,142 feet and 169,000 tons. • The Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the Navy’s newest and largest aircraft carrier (the […]

  • Published
    June 7, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Bree LaCasse will do more for schools on city council

    As the mother of a first-grader at Longfellow Elementary School, I know how desperately our school needs to be renovated. And that’s one of many reasons why I’m supporting Bree LaCasse for an at-large seat on the City Council over incumbent Jill Duson. Longfellow is so overcrowded that hallways are regularly used for instruction, which […]

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    June 7, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Reducing goals for vehicle fuel efficiency will cost jobs

    A new report was recently published by labor and environmental leaders, and it found that building clean vehicle technology directly supports 288,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the U.S. These jobs belong to more than 1,200 factories and engineering facilities in a total of 48 states, where American workers help create new technology that improves […]

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    June 7, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Dutch media revealing a lot on warming, Trump-Russia

    Are Dutch reporters more enterprising than their U.S. counterparts? This question came to mind three months ago when a friend drew my attention to an article in The Correspondent, a subscription-funded Dutch digital platform for independent journalism. The story, headlined “Shell Knew: Oil giant’s 1991 film warned of climate change danger,” was preceded by a […]

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    June 7, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Rep. Poliquin concerned as federal budget cuts threaten environment

    After reading Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s statement on the Trump administration’s budget, it’s clear that Rep. Poliquin recognizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s positive influence on Mainers. The upshot is that the congressman is concerned about the administration cutting off at the knees the EPA programs that protect drinking water, protect children from lead poisoning, help […]

  • Published
    June 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Maine legislators missing big picture on benefits of solar energy

    It’s reassuring to see that Maine businesses are forging ahead with solar projects in spite of the myopic stance that some Republicans in the Maine Legislature still cling to. While every other state in New England has policies in place to promote solar, these legislators struggle to grasp the big picture, ignoring the benefits to […]

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    June 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Trump’s budget jeopardizes children, recreational areas

    I’m concerned about President Trump’s budget, which proposes funding cuts that would be detrimental to countless environmental research programs and be devastating to Maine’s ecosystems (“Maine environmental advocates warn of ‘crippling’ cuts in Trump budget,” May 24). If approved, it would terminate the Casco Bay Partnership, among other significant programs, which would cease the environmental […]

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    June 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: If ACA is discarded, more loved ones who use opiates will die

    Nearly all members of the Portland community have been (in some way) affected by opiate use and overdose. Opiate addiction has become humanized, and has emerged as a public health issue – not just a problem for the criminal justice system to solve. It is now known that behavioral and medication-assisted treatments, not punishments, are […]

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    June 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Trump’s presidency is already making America great again

    I am so proud of our president, Donald John Trump! He has brought all the Arab nations together to help eradicate the terrorists that are plaguing us around the world. He has reaffirmed our commitment to Israel. With his beautiful wife and daughter beside him, he has strengthened the commitments the United States made to […]