Valerie Blais’ Aug. 10 letter (“Include carbon pricing in budget reconciliation”) is perfectly timely, given the ominous tenor of the Aug. 9 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Earth’s climate. I second her plea urging Maine’s congressional delegation to support carbon-pricing policies. A minor correction on geography, however: Prince Edward Island’s summer waters are […]
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Letter to the editor: Speeding compounds Brunswick’s traffic congestion
I think Maine has been keeping tourist statistics since 1971. Mill Street in Brunswick is nothing more than a widened footpath. Traffic year-round is very heavy. During tourist season it is worse. We have known this for years. This heavy traffic has been essentially ignored for 50 years. Perhaps we placed priorities erroneously. And now […]
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Letter to the editor: Mainers deserve better than Republican propaganda
Re: “Mainers deserve better than failed leadership by Democrats,” by Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel (Aug. 5, Page A9): Disappointing to see the Press Herald willingly participate in disseminating such unfactual and biased attack-based campaign literature and label it as commentary (and “Special to the Press Herald”). As has been widely reported (see the […]
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Letter to the editor: Stop coddling opponents of vaccination
People who haven’t been inoculated shouldn’t have access to monoclonal antibody treatments or insurance coverage for their medical costs.
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Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting doesn’t work for all elections
When Westbrook voters decide this fall whether to implement the system, they should consider how it functions when multiple candidates are running for multiple open seats.
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Letter to the editor: Career and technical schools developing Maine workforce solutions
As a restaurant owner who regularly struggles to find employees, I know firsthand that one of Maine’s biggest economic challenges is the size and skill level of our workforce. Finding solutions to grow and strengthen Maine’s workforce is critical for Maine people and our state’s economic success. Thankfully, Maine’s career and technical education schools are […]
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Letter to the editor: Industrial-scale aquaculture is growing maladapted fish
Why would anyone want to eat a vaccinated, chemically treated fish? A fish that has been swimming in a densely populated pen, with a diaper-like system to catch its feces – sounds yummy, doesn’t it? As a lobsterman for the last 18 years in Bar Harbor, I am completely against the proposed American Aquafarms project. […]
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Letter to the editor: Masking the only safe option for starting school
Most kids don’t yet qualify for inoculations, so let’s begin the year with face coverings and see where things go.
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Letter to the editor: Mill Creek Park marimba concert a welcome antidote to gloomy news
Having recently attended the Maine Marimba Ensemble concert in South Portland’s Mill Creek Park with my wife, I’d like to thank the city of South Portland for arranging the performance. The music of a very talented band was thoroughly enjoyed by a diverse audience of all ages and races. Seeing so many people dancing outdoors […]
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Letter to the editor: Include carbon pricing in budget reconciliation
As a lifetime “Mainiac” with family ties to Prince Edward Island, I was fascinated by elementary school maps showing what we knew then as the Gulf Stream. I was told it was the reason that PEI was warmer than where I lived in York County, although further north. I’ve learned that what is now known […]