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  • Published
    September 18, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Cottages energy-efficient and more

    Re: “Letter to the editor: Bridgton cottages not so eco-friendly” (Sept. 1): As the owner of Main Eco Homes and the developer/builder of The Cottages at Willett Brook, I feel the need to respond to Richard Burt’s letter with facts instead of opinion. • Solar orientation: All roof angles are at an optimal 40 degrees. The […]

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    September 18, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Buxton history sacrificed with school’s demolition

    Re: “Preservationists decry demolition of Buxton’s historic Hanson School building” (Sept. 11): Buxton school not saved by the bell. What a story! I have to agree with Meg Gardner, vice president of the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society. What a fiasco! I started school in the old Bar Mills School. I moved on to the newer Jack […]

  • Published
    September 17, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Poll on mayor candidates in Portland was far from nonpartisan

    I read with interest the letter about a “poll” with misleading information (“School neglect builds case for new Portland mayor,” Sept. 10). I was recently asked to participate in a similar poll. I was led to believe that it was nonpartisan. However, after many questions about who I’d vote for, I was presented with a […]

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    September 17, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Columnist’s argument on Kentucky clerk was flawed

    M.D. Harmon (“Gay-marriage law raises thorny issues for faithful Christians,” Sept. 11) asserts that Kim Davis can’t resign her office as clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, without conceding that “a tiny group of lawyers swayed by popular movements holds control over something her Christian faith has always held to be established by divine decree and […]

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    September 17, 2015

    Letter to the editor: LePage policies shortchange workers who serve the needy

    My wife of 63 years recently passed away, having lived a full and productive life. Besides being a wife, mother to three and grandmother of four, Phyllis pursued a career initially as an occupational therapist, and then as a public health director and consultant. Her life’s work was in schools for handicapped children, hospitals for […]

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  • Published
    September 17, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Story missed the mark on impact of $12 minimum wage

    Your story “Minimum wage hike has limits, study says” (Aug. 30) mistakenly suggested that the proposed ballot initiative to raise Maine’s minimum wage to $12 by 2020 would be too high for the state. First, the story got it wrong that median wages in Maine are a lot (one-third) lower than they are nationally. In […]

  • Published
    September 16, 2015

    Letter to the editor: LePage’s incomprehensible actions on Land for Maine’s Future undermine trust

    Re: “Gov. LePage freezes additional project funds for Land for Maine’s Future” (Sept. 15): Whether you are rich or poor, there are certain needs that are required to live. Energy is one need that must be fulfilled in the form of food, fuel or that inner drive to keep on. Without energy we are depleted, […]

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    September 16, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Shouldn’t Latinos also be taken in internationally?

    As a Greek of Lesvos Island descent, I recently had occasion to see, firsthand, the influx of refugees on this island. There have been suggestions recently that the United States accept some of these potential immigrants who are flooding Europe. It is easy to support this suggestion. We are an inclusive society. However, the presence […]

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    September 16, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Freeport man should not have been silenced, arrested at 9/11 remembrance event

    I was disturbed and saddened to read of the arrest of Jamie Roux at a 9/11 remembrance ceremony that took place in Freeport. Jamie grew up in Freeport; his father, James Roux, was a passenger on one of the planes that terrorists flew into the twin towers. Jamie certainly had ample reason to be present, […]

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    September 16, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Freeport man stricken by 9/11 loss deserves compassion

    The Press Herald horribly skewed the story of Jamie Roux and the 9/11 ceremony at Freeport. One would think that more harm was done on Sept. 11, 2015, by a ceremony being interrupted by a 29-year-old young man than on Sept. 11, 2001, by a 15-year-old boy losing his father during the horrific attacks. Jamie […]