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  • Published
    December 7, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Solidarity Harvest spotlights community aspect of union

    Your Nov. 23 front-page article on Solidarity Harvest is a great illustration of people helping people during hard times and the holidays in Maine. Thank you for covering this wonderful community effort. One important point was not made clear. The “solidarity” in Solidarity Harvest comes from union solidarity. The 8,000 people fed represent 1,200 union […]

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    December 7, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Testimony reveals Eves had advantage in Good Will-Hinckley job search

    After months of political posturing, the committee conducting the Good Will-Hinckley investigation produced a smoking gun, just not the one some members of the committee thought they were looking for. The governor’s staff testified under oath, but their testimony did not reveal any new facts. Hours into the marathon inquisition of nine witnesses, however, a […]

  • Published
    December 6, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Thanksgiving hard to swallow for Indians

    As an Indian, the real and true American, I ask our white brothers a very serious question about Thanksgiving: How can I celebrate this day? The act of expressing and giving thanks is what our people shared with the Pilgrims upon their arrival to our homeland. This, along with many other things that we shared […]

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    December 6, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Stranger’s unexpected gift fills my heart with gratitude

    Thanksgiving: I found out what it is really all about. I had two invitations with friends but declined after spending two weeks in a nursing home with loved ones. I was burned out, so to speak. On this day around 4:30 I decided to go somewhere for Thanksgiving by myself, but nothing was open except […]

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    December 6, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Social Security’s math doesn’t add up in my book

    Like millions of Americans, I recently received notice from Social Security Administration stating that the amount I receive would not be eligible for a COLA increase because, in their words “There was no increase in the cost of living during the past year based on the Consumer Price Index.” In fact, the amount I will […]

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    December 6, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting is a way to empower voters

    Ranked-choice voting offers an opportunity for those of us who have felt disenfranchised by the political status quo to take back the power that the constitution intended we should have all along. In five of the last 11 gubernatorial races, the winners took less than 40 percent of the votes cast, and those governors, whether they […]

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    December 6, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Statoil’s choice of Scotland doesn’t center on LePage

    In reading Tux Turkel’s Nov. 22 article, “Statoil’s wind farm will float in Scotland,” one is given the impression that Gov. LePage is the reason why the economics of locating a wind farm off Scotland were more attractive than off of Maine. While the governor is an attractive target, please consider some other factors. Statoil […]

  • Published
    December 5, 2015

    Letter to the editor: LePage’s refugee opposition is Legislature’s cue to remove him

    I keep thinking that at some point one of Gov. Paul LePage’s outrageous acts will be the last straw. But no, he goes on to trump himself, saying he can’t work with legislators, that he doesn’t have to answer to anyone. This petty tyrant’s overheated opposition to helping Syrian refugees is only the latest in […]

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    December 5, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Muslims must teach peace, then ally with other religions

    Admit it. You have asked yourself, “If there were no religions, would there be fewer wars?” Voltaire enters the discussion, “If there were not God, it would be necessary to invent Him.” Insecurities, fears, uncertainties, anxieties and questions lead to the “necessity” of God. Is God necessary to explain the Boston Marathon bombing, the plane […]

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    December 5, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Small businesses, workers stand to gain from crude oil

    Recently the editorial board wrote in opposition to lifting the ban on crude oil exports (“Lifting crude-oil export ban would help Big Oil, hurt the rest of us“), claiming a commonly repeated myth that only so-called “Big Oil” would gain if Congress were to repeal this outdated policy. But the reality is actually quite different. […]