Letters

Published
May 2, 2020

Letter to the editor: As economic uncertainty looms, dubious remedies proposed

Americans now count 1 million COVID cases, and we’re approaching a death forecast of 66,000, according to Worldometers.info. These numbers will likely double by summer. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin just declared that our economy would roar back in June, though in early March, economic adviser Larry Kudlow had stated our economy was strong. While we […]
Published
May 2, 2020

Letter to the editor: We must take steps to save the Postal Service

We need to save the U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency of the federal government that functioned smoothly from 1775 until the enactment of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, sponsored in the Senate by our own Susan Collins, legislation whose impacts were compounded by the pandemic. Rather than let the Postal Service go […]
Published
May 2, 2020

Letter to the editor: ‘One size fits all’ COVID rules wrong for Maine

Medical experts' pessimistic predictions have not been borne out – it's time to lift the ‘stay at home’ order and stop holding businesses back.
Published
May 1, 2020

Letter to the editor: Online voting is more practical, accessible

Voting in all elections, local and national, should begin the process of moving to online. The world we live in does not make it feasible for all voting-eligible citizens to take time out of their workday to go vote during the workweek – let alone if someone is not feeling well that day. I am […]
Published
May 1, 2020

Letter to the editor: Say ‘no’ to to rising RSU 5 school budget

For several generations public school advocates have successfully campaigned for more and more time in front of our children. Career-minded parents have been all too willing to hand kids over to a burgeoning system requiring more teachers, educational technicians, psychologists, administrators and other support staff. Unnecessarily small class sizes, promoted by teacher unions, seem to […]

Published
May 1, 2020

Letter to the editor: Getting back to work before it’s too late

By the time self-employed people receive “enhanced” unemployment benefits, it will be too late. It’s nice that benefits will be paid retroactively so accumulated debt can be satisfied, but it will be too late to save many small businesses. I wonder what Maine’s unemployment rate will be six months or a year from now, when […]
Published
May 1, 2020

Letter to the editor: Mills’ reopening priorities don’t make sense

Hairstylists and barbers can't stay 6 feet away from their customers, and they'll be dealing with a mask and glove shortage, too.
Published
April 30, 2020

Letter to the editor: Mainers need clean air to stay healthy

The Maine DEP should do all it can to stop Global Partners from following through on a proposal that would increase emissions.
Published
April 30, 2020

Letter to the editor: Out-of-state PACs distorting Sen. Collins’ record

I recently saw perhaps one of the most distasteful and dishonest political ads of this campaign season, connecting Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ support of the 2017 tax cuts, which helped thousands of Maine citizens and hundreds of Maine’s small businesses, while at the same time linking that vote to the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Unbelievable! […]
Published
April 30, 2020

Letter to the editor: In U.S. Senate, Gideon will be staunch environmental advocate

I’m writing to support Rep. and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Speaker Gideon has represented me in my local and state government for over a decade and she has never disappointed on her stance across sector and stakeholder interest. Having recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, […]

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