Letters
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2019
Letter to the editor: Collaboration-oriented Councilor Thibodeau is excellent choice for Portland mayor
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2019
Letter to the editor: L.D. 79 creates loophole for shooting ranges
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Letter to the editor: Sympathy won’t solve Maine opioid crisis
What is essential is for Gov. Mills to compare the failure and success of publicly funded programs.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Letter to the editor: Reconsider the decision to close Portland’s public meeting spaces
As an officer in several nonprofit organizations in Portland, I have been charged with finding spaces for groups ranging in size from 10 to 75 people to meet regularly. I’ve been frustrated by the lack of free meeting spaces in the city. These nonprofit organizations do good work for the community, but have shoestring budgets […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Letter to the editor: If the shoe fits, Maine sneakers are overpriced
Associated Press reporter David Sharp’s article in the Jan. 28 Press Herald (Page B1), regarding Maine-made sneakers for the troops, is illuminating. $188 per pair? Not many taxpayers could afford that. Davies Allan Westport Island
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Letter to the editor: ‘PAYcationland’ fits our high tax rates
“Vacationland” vs. “Staycationland? Considering our state and local tax rates, perhaps “PAYcationland” would be the most appropriate adornment for our overpriced license plates. Louis Phillips Windham
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Letter to the editor: Maine PUC staff works hard to hold CMP accountable
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is responding to comments made by Sumner Lipman in a Jan. 23 article, “Regulators consider extending window for CMP bill disputes.” According to the article, Mr. Lipman says that MPUC staff favor Central Maine Power in their dealings with customers “and even lied to them.” This is a complete falsehood […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Letter to the editor: Three quotes speak volumes on government’s real role
Rather than expound on the injustices taking place in Washington, D.C., I ask all readers and leaders of our government to reflect on the three quotes below: Adriana Trigiani, author: “The leaders who start out as jokes – people make fun of them, they’re caricatures, cartoons in newspapers – and people decide they are harmless. […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Letter to the editor: City needs to keep its sidewalks in good repair
On Christmas Eve, while walking on the sidewalk between the Shipyard Brewery and the Marriott Hotel with my husband and dog, my left foot met a rather large divot and crack in that sidewalk and I ended up on the ground with scraped palms, a cut on my right knee and a fractured left fibula. […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Letter to the editor: Mueller probe draining the Trump swamp
Regardless what special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation may or may not achieve regarding collusion with Russia, it is doing something Donald Trump called for in his campaign: “draining the swamp.” What Mr. Trump hadn’t foreseen was Mr. Mueller draining the “swamp” that the president brought with him to the White House. Jake Hawkins Arundel
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