Letters
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine’s proposed ban on plastic bags lacks common sense
The measure would punish those who responsibly reuse the products.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Letter to the editor: CMP project’s impacts will be offset by large-scale regional emissions reductions
Here are facts on Central Maine Power’s proposed transmission line: • Its power comes from a new dam (250 megawatts), generation upgrades at existing dams (500 to 750 MW) and flowage currently being spilled by Hydro-Quebec because it lacks profitable long-term purchase agreements. That’s all new and emits much less carbon than the natural gas […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Letter to the editor: Trump’s vacation tab dwarfs cost of military exercises
The news in the March 2 Portland Press Herald (Page A2) that the president is going to cancel the United States’ annual large-scale military exercises with South Korea as being too costly at $14 million is surprising, given that his weekend trips and vacations to Mar-a-Lago cost the taxpayers an estimated $1 million to $2 […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Letter to the editor: Mills’ estimate of powerline’s benefits excludes cost of harm to Maine’s natural beauty
While Gov. Mills may have good intentions, her statement that the transmission line crossing Maine will cost Mainers nothing is like saying the iconic Maine forests, rivers and streams have no value. We cannot both tout the beauty of our state as a scenic destination to be enjoyed and also allow a 145-mile swath to […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Letter to the editor: Bill ending most exemptions would coerce Maine parents into having children vaccinated
The Maine Legislature is considering a bill, L.D. 798, that would eliminate personal belief and religious exemptions from vaccinations for all children attending public or private schools and for employees of nursery schools and health care facilities. The bill is expected to garner significant support from the now-Democratic majority in the House and Senate, and […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine state trooper makes driver’s day
After a motorist clips a deer on Interstate 95, a trooper goes out of his way to try to track the animal down.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2019
Letter to the editor: Trump should fear white-collar crime probe more than impeachment effort
According to Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen, Michael Cohen’s “expected ‘bombshell’ testimony didn’t explode” (March 1, Page A7). Rather, Thiessen wrote, Cohen’s Feb. 27 testimony to Congress about President Trump offered “exculpatory” reasons for Trump’s behavior in paying off Stormy Daniels, “cleared Trump of the charge” of directing Cohen to lie to Congress about the […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine should prioritize feeding hungry elders over borrowing $95 million to buy land
What is this state coming to? In an article in Wednesday’s paper, special interests proposed $95 million in new state bonds in support of Land for Maine’s Future (Page A1). Yet, on the same page of the same newspaper, there is a report on 1,500 elderly Maine citizens who cannot get Meals on Wheels because […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine Senate president’s bill would deprive constituents of a say in picking a president
The proposal to include Maine in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would take away Maine residents’ voice and give it only to the large, populated states of New York, California and Florida. The Democratic Party cannot accept the fact that they lost the election, using the same process dictated by the U.S. Constitution and […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2019
Letter to the editor: High cost of medical marijuana adds to patient’s pain
Medicaid covers other prescription medications, but not therapeutic cannabis.
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