Letters
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Letter to the editor: Vision lacking for Maine aquaculture industry’s future
The state should not be assigning leases as they come in without first having studied the potential recreational, commercial and wildlife impact.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Letter to the editor: Costly TV ads won’t solve CMP’s self-inflicted problems
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Letter to the editor: Start of statehood series underscores need to respect Native American history
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Letter to the editor: There’s a story to every lost ring
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Letter to the editor: Reject fracked natural gas and embrace NECEC’s clean hydropower
Fracked gas. That was the topic of the first green group meeting I attended in North Carolina since I relocated from Maine. Gas companies are looking to build new pipelines to burn even more fracked gas here in North Carolina and nearby states. Fracked gas from Pennsylvania is the enemy here among green groups because […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Letter to the editor: Klobuchar has clear path to presidential victory
Although Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders supporters will disagree with me, the most significant numbers to come out of Iowa and the New Hampshire primary are not the names of the “winners” but the combined scores of the progressives (Sanders and Elizabeth Warren) and the moderates (Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar). Viewed under that […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Letter to the editor: Ask state, not Portland taxpayers, to fund extra $21 million for school fixes
So now we learn that the upgrades to four Portland elementary schools not only require significant scaling back but also, even then, require an additional $21 million to complete. Supposedly construction cost increases were factored into the $64 million bond issue brought to and approved by voters in 2017. Looks like that dart missed the […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Letter to the editor: Warren will claw back some of what average Americans have lost
The good news is that Maine is a Super Tuesday primary state and Democratic votes will really matter this year. The bad news for Democrats is that we are all chasing our tails on the “electability” issue. Let’s stop trying to game how others will vote. On primary day, we’re meant to vote for the […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Letter to the editor: Warren is prepared to stand up to Trump
Elizabeth Warren is the candidate who can stand up to Donald Trump and hold him accountable to the American people. She is the one we need to take on Trump this November. In a courageous debate performance, Warren stood right next to billionaire Mike Bloomberg – three-time mayor of New York City and world’s ninth […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Letter to the editor: Columnist’s proposals won’t make Portland more affordable
Expanding rent control actually drives costs up, and curtailing short-term rentals affects a source of income for lower- and middle-class families.
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