Letters
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Letter to the editor: Feds already subsidize homeowners – but only wealthy ones
'Federal subsidy for homeownership through tax deductions alone exceeds subsidy for affordable rental housing by roughly $11 billion per year.'
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Letter to the editor: Peer support groups help manage chronic pain
Peer support groups for people living with chronic pain are underutilized in the state of Maine. With the ongoing opioid crisis, health care providers are having a hard time creating the tailored treatment plans that are needed for people living with chronic pain. This is why I feel it is imperative that health care facilities […]
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Letter to the editor: Maine delegation silent after Barr caves on Trump ally’s sentence
Where are Maine’s U.S. congressional members? They have remained silent after Attorney General William Barr’s sentence reduction of President Trump’s former campaign adviser Roger Stone. On Feb. 16, over 2,000 former Justice Department officials wrote an open letter calling for William Barr to step down, after he intervened to reduce the Justice Department’s sentencing guidelines […]
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Letter to the editor: Respecting private property will save lives
Why is it that whenever someone gets hit by a train (re: “Man killed by train was walking to pharmacy, relative says,” Feb. 21, Page C1), the reporter never mentions that the individual involved was trespassing? Railroad rights of way are private property and people should not be on or alongside the tracks at any […]
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Lawmakers should pass Indian Land Claims update
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Editorial Board wrong to support family planning clinics
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Letter to the Editor: State should reform vehicle excise tax system
Mainers are being overcharged with a tax that is not collected in most states.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Letter to the editor: Study overlooks clean-energy benefits of consumer-owned Maine utility
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Letter to the editor: Social media is not a reliable news source
Please stop using posts on Facebook and other social media platforms as a news source! Social media has become a very effective way to distribute false and inflammatory information worldwide. Example: One person receives a message, video or report on Facebook; he or she sends it to 50 “friends,” and those 50 “friends” send it […]
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Letter to the editor: Wind is Maine’s ‘magic wand’ for cutting power costs
In the Feb. 26 report on the Legislature’s scrutiny of the proposed consumer ownership of Central Maine Power, Julia Frayer, managing director of London Economics International, the consulting firm hired to advise Mainers on the project, is quoted as saying: “There is no magic wand which allows for rapid reduction in rates and improvement in […]
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