Letters
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Letter to the editor: We need access to doctors beyond emergencies
Patients aren't 'avoiding needed health care' – some are seeking it, but haven't been able to get it.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Letter to the editor: Sweet will put Mainers’ interests first in U.S. Senate
Mainers are fortunate to have Betsy Sweet as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat on the ballot this November. She truly offers a “Sweet Deal,” with decades of experience crafting and implementing policy. Having worked on family medical leave and Maine Clean Elections, she plans to work toward universal health […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Letter to the editor: Retiring physician thanks patients for all he has learned
“Thank you.” You are the hundreds of people who have made my life full, enriched my soul and allowed me to stretch the capacity for caring that we all carry within. You have been my patients. Every day I call upon my medical education and learning that evolved during the decades we have spent together. […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Letter to the editor: Action is needed to pandemic-proof our democracy
Coronavirus is threatening our democracy. That’s because this pandemic poses at least three major barriers to voting in Maine. One, citizens can’t easily register to vote with their city halls closed. Two, Mainers risk exposure to the virus if they show up to vote on election day. Three, town clerks will have trouble quickly counting […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Letter to the editor: The needy can be helped without creating dependence
Contrary to a recent editorial, what the poor need is a change in behavior, and short-term education and advice about personal habits can help accomplish it.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Letter to the editor: Don’t let categories erase American identity
I am sick and tired of people being called “right wing,” “left wing,” “liberal” or “conservative,” “Democrats” or “Republicans.” After Donald Trump and this pandemic, isn’t it about time we just became “Americans”? Then maybe we would be great again. Wayne Elliott West Bath
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Don’t forget alcohol abuse is also a threat to public health
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Free speech is no excuse for dangerous protests
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Telehealth is the new normal
People will be getting health care online long after the COVID-19 crisis is over.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Baha’i faith adapts mourning rites to COVID-19
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