Letters

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December 17, 2018

Letter to the editor: Given a choice, I’d opt for rural Mainers’ rule

In his Dec. 2 letter to the editor, Jay Kilbourn of Kennebunk responded to the Nov. 18 letter from Andy and Sara Torbett of Atkinson that charged arrogant southern Maine liberals with imposing ranked-choice voting to weaken the influence of conservative voters in northern and rural Maine. Noting that Bruce Poliquin’s 2,000-vote Election Day margin […]
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December 17, 2018

Letter to the editor: Any project that cuts emissions helps us all

It is good news that the renewable energy that Hydro-Quebec proposes to send to Massachusetts through Maine is additional clean energy from excess capacity (“Utility: Line will deliver clean form of energy,” Dec. 7, Page A1). This project will help Massachusetts reduce its consumption of fossil fuels. A reduction in carbon pollution caused by fossil […]
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December 17, 2018

Letter to the editor: To reduce pollution, use tides, nuclear-powered ships

In a Dec. 1 letter, a reader named George Lawson wrote concerning nuclear power and viable options to reduce pollution. One method is to utilize the huge hydro energy power in the Gulf of Maine with the daily 28-foot rise and fall of the tide. An underwater hydro turbine could send electrical power via underwater […]
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December 17, 2018

Letter to the editor: Changing USM’s name not a smart proposal

Those suggesting a change in name from the University of Southern Maine to the University of Maine-Portland have perhaps not considered the negative impact and unintended consequences such a change would bring. It would be inaccurate and confusing to give the university a Portland-only label when it has campuses in both Portland and Gorham. For […]
Published
December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: Concerned about Facebook? Then don’t use it

Stop entering every mundane or private aspect of your lives into this platform.

Published
December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: CMP corridor project unsafe, unneeded

I am strongly opposed to the Central Maine Power New England Clean Energy Connect transmission corridor across the western Maine mountains . An underground project exists in Vermont that already has all its permits and would eliminate any need for the CMP corridor. The CMP project will result in more than 1,800 acres of clearing […]
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December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: Ranked choice didn’t deliver on promises

We’ve come some distance from where we started. The destination has none of the trappings advertised and, it seems, we are nowhere near the place we were promised to be. This was not in the brochure. With the 2nd Congressional District race breaking records for the amount of money spent, Mainers are wondering why they […]
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December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: Trump misrepresents yellow vest protests and what is driving them

Once again, President Trump has attempted to capitalize on unrest in other parts of the world to fuel his own nihilistic anti-climate science agenda and regressive tax policies. The yellow vest movement, as it has become widely known, began as a demonstration by French truck drivers against a proposed fuel tax hike by the French […]
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December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: Medicare for All is the answer to healthcare problems

As a daughter, power of attorney and health care proxy for each of my parents during end of life, I have direct experience with Medicare. Contrary to Martin Jones’ Dec. 2 Another View guest editorial, every Medicare for All supporter does not subscribe to the notion that Medicare should be free of co-pays, deductibles, etc. […]
Published
December 16, 2018

Letter to the editor: Pre-K programs pay off as kids get older

I read a recent editorial in this paper with great interest (Our View, Nov. 15). The subject was Maine’s growing access to pre-K programs; the editorial concluded that increased participation in them was “a good start.” I wanted to weigh in with my strong support for early childhood education programs based on my background in […]

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