Letters
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Thanks to the young man who found, returned purse
I would like to express my deepest thanks to the honest young man who found my purse by the roadside in Dayton on Nov. 17 and went to the trouble of delivering it to the Kennebunk Police Department. This is my only way to communicate my gratitude to this gentleman. He gave me a great […]
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice system made sure voters’ wishes were met
Let me remind them and any other aggrieved Bruce Poliquin voters of a few things: Gov. LePage, thanks to split votes between more liberal-leaning candidates, came into office with a paltry 37.6 percent of the vote his first election and managed to “jump” up to 48.2 percent his second election. Put simply: Many more voters […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Nuclear energy is the solution to carbon-based climate change
A lack of understanding about nuclear energy stands in the way of a realistic approach.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Climate report’s dire predictions underscore need for carbon tax
Thank you for giving the National Climate Assessment above-the-fold placement in the Nov. 24 Press Herald (“Climate change’s grip ‘intensifying,’ ” Page A1). If we are to have any hope of leaving a livable planet to our descendants, we need to attend to this warning now. As the article states, we’ve wasted 15 years, which […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Don’t buy into opponent’s call for boycott of botanical gardens event
Let’s not agree to Nov. 28 letter writer Jason Anthony’s boycott of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow display too quickly. First, it is important to note that Anthony is a member of the family that owns property that the Boothbay Register has referred to as the “closest and largest abutter” to the gardens, and […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: Reader seconds demand for official outrage at Khashoggi’s death
Re: “Letter to the editor: White House shows indifference to journalist’s slaying” (Nov. 21): The author of this letter, Amanda Ogden Bonnevie, asks: “Does anyone remember Daniel Pearl?” Oh, yes, I do well remember Daniel Pearl! And I well remember, too, that it was never even a thought at that time that our government would […]
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PublishedDecember 1, 2018
Letter to the editor: With president in denial, others must act to avert climate change consequences
Last week, the federal government released the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Fourth National Climate Assessment, which, to the surprise of no one, detailed, yet again, that the climate is changing rapidly, we are seeing these changes in real time (the report, after all, was released on the heels of the deadliest wildfire in California’s […]
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Letter to the editor: Maine can be proud of electing members of Congress by a majority
Democracy is defined as “rule of the majority.” We in Maine can be proud that we have led the nation in adopting (by a majority vote) an electoral process that ensures that those we send to Washington will be elected by a majority of the voters. In Maine, we have democracy. Parker Albee Falmouth
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Letter to the editor: Investing in Head Start will pay off handsomely in York County
I was pleased to read the Nov. 14 article “More Head Start support coming to southern Maine,” regarding the announcement by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King that York County Community Action Corp. will receive significant additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its Head Start and Early Head Start […]
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Letter to the editor: Thanks to newsman for lessons to kids on giving, value of community
For the past five years, Jeff Peterson of Channel 13 News (WGME-TV) has challenged many, many high school students to collect as much food as possible for those needing it here in our great state. But even more important than the food are the lessons of giving and the importance of community. With determination and […]
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