Letters
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PublishedNovember 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: Supporters of Scarborough bond issues drove up local taxes
To all the voters in Scarborough who voted to approve all of the local bond issues on Tuesday: The next time you are unhappy that your property taxes went up, look in the mirror. Jon Spinner Scarborough
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PublishedNovember 7, 2019
Letter to the editor: Warren’s health plan not as costly as our current system
The Bloomberg Opinion editorial published in the Oct. 19 Press Herald, complaining about the future costs of Elizabeth Warren’s “Medicare for All” plan, sounds more like Republican fear-mongering, though some conservative Democrats fear-monger in the same way. The per capita cost of health care in the U.S. exceeds $10,000. With a current population of 329 […]
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Letter to the editor: Collins, King should back bill ensuring health care access for all Mainers
In the U.S. Senate, S.1531, a bill titled the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act, introduced by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., would put an end to the worry that a trip to the emergency room will result in a huge bill, not covered by insurance. This bill would provide Maine communities with a more stable playing […]
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Letter to the editor: Auburn school diversity flap could teach vital lessons
Involve the consultant throughout the anti-bias effort, and partner with students in the key demographics.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Letter to the editor: Fighting climate change should lead White House hopefuls’ agenda
Donald Trump, having been president of the United States for less than six months, in 2017 vowed to enact withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. The U.N. received official notification Monday of this ill-conceived decision, which will take effect in one year, the day after the 2020 presidential election. Democratic candidates for federal office, including […]
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Letter to the editor: World Series ad shines light on Collins’ dilemma
Will Sen. Susan Collins have the courage to join her Republican colleagues in defending a president who continually breaks the law and is “no Mr. Nice Guy, but sometimes it takes a Donald Trump to change Washington”? Keep America great, Susan. Jack Glatter Cumberland
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Letter to the editor: Newspaper overlooked event highlighting turning point in Maine history
As the 200th anniversary of Maine’s becoming a state approaches, I attended an event at the historic First Parish Church in Portland pertaining to the constitutional convention held there in the fall of 1819. Planned and moderated by Herb Adams, a former state representative, well-known historian and current adjunct professor of social sciences at Southern […]
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Letter to the editor: Don’t adopt socialist system that other nations have rejected
I recently went on a European trip to Budapest, Hungary, and Bratislavia, Slovakia. We went on guided tours. The guides not only showed us the buildings, monuments and other sites but also talked about the histories of their countries: the wars, the oppression, the different governments and what economies they had experienced. Both countries had […]
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Letter to the editor: Vietnam veteran ashamed of country for which he fought
I am a 73-year-old Vietnam vet. I listened to John F. Kennedy, when I was an 11th-grade high school student, as he said the words: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Three years hence, I was in Vietnam, voluntarily, no questions asked. It was […]
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Letter to the editor: Gideon’s campaign finance hypocrisy rankles
The acceptance of 'laundered corporate money' by the Maine House speaker to fund her campaign to replace Sen. Susan Collins is an indication of bad faith.
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