Jim Fossel’s July 4 commentary, which suggests ways that his party could move forward, overlooks that it is still in the grip of former President Donald Trump.
Letters
Letters to the editor.
Letter to the editor: Maine ski resorts’ parent company leads in advocating effective climate bill
Good news. Boyne Resorts, parent company of Sunday River Resort and Sugarloaf, is serious about mitigating climate change. Boyne endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, HR 2307, the first, best step toward capping the global average temperature increase to a target that avoids the most disastrous impacts of climate change. Global warming has […]
Letter to the editor: Athlete Richardson example of how to take responsibility for bad decision
Sha’Carri Richardson is already a superhero to so many, but here she is on the verge of influencing an entire generation of younger people who are behind her and the rest of us, no matter which generation we belong to. She has acknowledged her mistake in choosing to use pot, even knowing she was breaking […]
Letter to the editor: Broad consensus growing on need for carbon pricing, dividends
I share Sam Saltonstall’s optimism for national climate policy progress (“Letter to the editor: Signs of hope for climate solutions,” June 25, Page A12). Here’s more good news: With the praiseworthy support of Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, the Senate has passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act (S.1251), which encourages natural carbon sequestration through […]
Letter to the editor: What Clean Energy Corridor critics don’t want you to know
In a July 3 letter to the editor, Elizabeth Caruso wrote about how Mainers deserve scientific facts about the Clean Energy Corridor project. Indeed, they do. They also deserve honesty, which is missing from Ms. Caruso’s letter. The claims she made about the project have been disproven throughout the Clean Energy Corridor’s 30-plus-month regulatory review […]
Letter to the editor: ‘Compelling need’ exists for election system that supports voters
2020 was an extraordinary year for elections. Even as we were being crushed by the pandemic, we voted in unprecedented numbers. We needed to find safe ways of voting, so we took advantage of opportunities not widely used before, like having secure ballot boxes available to cast a ballot at any time. All of the […]
Letter to the editor: Headline mischaracterizes Maine families’ lawsuit
The state doesn’t bar parents from sending their children to religious schools – but it won’t use taxpayer money to pay for it.
Letter to the editor: Unvaccinated caregivers put the vulnerable at risk
They don’t belong in a nursing home any more than a firefighter with matches belongs in a dry forest.
Letter to the editor: One person, one vote would usher in equal representation
I’d like to submit a really subversive, radical idea to the people of Maine today: What if each citizen had one equivalent vote for each election? What if our president were elected by one vote per person? What if our federal legislative body were selected by one vote from each citizen? Instead, citizens from Maine, […]
Letter to the editor: Don’t believe the hype – CMP’s proposed corridor is bad for Maine
Being a pessimist is challenging, as I often become discouraged by what I see on television. Whenever I see the New England Clean Energy Connect advertisements, I stifle my outrage. Such lies indicating this project is creating jobs for Mainers. Its presence will harm regional tourism, the biomass industry and related forest products industries. Maine-based […]