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Letter to the editor: Maine legislator misleads on federal bills’ small-business impact
The Sept. 25 letter by state Rep. Nathan Wadsworth is highly deceptive. He claims that bills in Congress (HR 1068/S.1598) would “tax the very investments that many small businesses rely on … .” This is untrue. Those bills would change the tax status of “carried interest,” which is now taxed as long-term capital gains. They […]
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Letter to the editor: Senate has window of opportunity to act on climate
Your Sept. 19 editorial, “Our View: The last best chance at major climate action” (Page D2), highlights the dire situation of our planet. And it asks the right question at the right time about the opportunity Congress has with the budget reconciliation bill: “Will enough members of Congress seize this last, best chance at enacting […]
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Letter to the editor: Killer drone program makes our country less safe
The despicable drone attack of Aug, 29, which killed seven innocent children and three adults in the Ahmadi family in Kabul, Afghanistan, was just the latest extrajudicial execution conducted by the United States Air Force at Creech Air Force Base. It is here, 40 miles north of Las Vegas, in the “belly of the beast,” […]
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Letter to the editor: New program would offer Maine students alternative to quarantine
A strategy called ‘test to stay’ would allow uninfected close contacts to stay in the classroom.
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Letter to the editor: Hospital officials unable to justify disparity in costs
Recently I called the president of my local hospital. I got her answering machine and was told she’d get back to me. I asked her: Why would two CAT scans be $3,000 cheaper 30 miles down the road? And how could they justify the difference? I never got a reply, but I think I got […]
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Letter to the editor: Republicans won’t provide what we need from federal, state government
What do we need from the federal and state government? • The right to vote for all. • Honesty in election results. • Help with child care. • Support for education. • Food security for all. • Fair wages for all. • Vaccinations to make life safe. • Fair taxes for all, including the wealthy. […]
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Letter to the editor: Kudos to South Portland for proactive climate response
I would like to compliment South Portland for its response to climate change. I just saw solar panels going up on the South Portland Community Center, and was heartened. I know that South Portland is doing its part to combat climate change. All buildings in every municipality, in South Portland, in all counties, in all […]
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Letter to the Editor: CMP corridor offers little for Maine
My background and employment are in energy and construction, and I have followed the debate on the Central Maine Power corridor from the beginning. Let me make one point very clear: If I thought that Maine residents would benefit from good, long-term jobs and honest savings on our power bills, I would not support this […]
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Letter to the Editor: Nemitz employed scare tactics on power line
Bill Nemitz was quite clever in attempting to pooh-pooh people’s concerns about Question 1 by focusing on the word “retroactive” in the wording of this proposal and calling it a boogeyman. Nemitz is correct in that the retroactive nature of this law should not instill that much fear. What we need to fear is the […]