What a shame that one member of the newly elected Charter Commission, Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef, running on the Rose Slate, has started her service by hurling undeserved epithets at a Portland city employee, and that another member running on the Rose Slate, Shay Stewart-Bouley, reposted the epithets and added her own comments. Such demonization and polarization […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s senators should reject anti-gun Biden ATF nominee
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has tremendous power in regulating lawful gun ownership in America. The ATF interprets laws and issues rules and regulations that impact the possession and enjoyment of legally owned firearms. Whether or not someone owns a gun to hunt or sport shoot, or for personal protection, all of […]
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Letter to the editor: Consider effective systems of governance before urging change
Doing away with Portland’s strong city manager system because of its history would lead to the jettisoning of programs people like.
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Letter to the editor: Maine must show leadership, end flavored-tobacco sales
It is time for Maine lawmakers to live up to our motto, Dirigo (“I Lead”), and end the sale of flavored tobacco products in our state. This policy will put the health and well-being of our kids ahead of the interests of the tobacco industry. For nearly two decades I have been a supporter of […]
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Letter to the editor: Bills would benefit immigrants, Maine businesses
I’m writing to support three bills currently before the state Legislature: L.D. 718, a bill that would restore affordable health care to immigrants; L.D. 1684, a bill that would expand English language and workforce training programs for immigrants, and L.D. 1329, a bill that would establish career advancement and navigation initiatives. I’m a co-founder of […]
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Letter to the Editor: Republicans should admit they were wrong about Trump
Donald Trump recently told supporters that he expects to be reinstated to the presidency by August. And at a QAnon-linked conference, his pardoned former aide Gen. Michael Flynn acknowledged, when asked, that this “should happen” through a Myanmar-type coup, a threat he later walked back, though it’s a belief that QAnon followers have been promoting […]
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Letter to the Editor: Power line would fight climate change
I care about Maine’s environment and, more importantly, our future. I spend every spare minute hiking, kayaking and exploring Maine’s incredible outdoor playground. Maine’s dependence on fossil fuels is a serious threat to the Maine we all love, from our coast, lakes, mountains, and forests. No other state in New England relies on petroleum as […]
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Letter to the Editor: Carbon pricing would pay for damage
David Emery makes an excellent case for holding fossil fuel companies financially responsible for the damage caused by putting corporate profits ahead of corporate responsibility and destabilizing a climate essential to the survival of our current human population (June 5). It’s shocking to find out that these same companies received $1 billion in financing from […]
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t subsidize bad health habits
Drs. Larry Kaplan and Bill Clark make the argument that Maine should implement universal health care (“Letter to the editor: Give Mainers chance to vote on equitable health care system,” June 6). They state that the system should be “equitably funded” and should leave no one out. The term “equitably funded” is further specified on […]
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Letter to the editor: Encourage empathy, sensitivity in all children
I am a movement artist, a mom and an advocate, and I recently had the opportunity to speak with Terrence Real, the author of “I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression,” about some parenting challenges we have been facing. I wanted to pass forward what I learned with […]