COVID-19 has changed the way we do just about everything – from getting groceries, to dining out, playing recreational sports, how we teach and care for our kids, among many more. One of the most profound changes has been in the way our medical system functions under increased stress with new costs. Communities are suffering […]
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Letter to the editor: ICE doesn’t belong in Scarborough
The construction of a local enforcement office represents values at odds with a resolution against injustice that the town recently adopted.
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Letter to the editor: Disabled Mainers treated unfairly by shift on vaccination
I am in awe and very appreciative of the job Dr. Nirav Shah and Gov. Mills are doing. I am perplexed, though, as to why the previous order of who gets vaccines and when was changed. The arguments used are exactly the same arguments used to deny disabled people from getting appropriate school services or […]
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Letter to the editor: At risk? You’re last to get vaccinated under Maine’s new policy
Those most at risk of severe infection include not only older Mainers but also frontline workers and people without homes.
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Letter to the editor: Freeport bridge plan would create hazard – vote ‘no’
While I agree with the Connect Freeport vision of making Freeport more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly, I believe the proposed 12-foot-wide paths on the two bridges being rebuilt will actually create a significant safety hazard. Since the paths are proposed on only one side of each bridge, bicyclists heading west on Mallett Drive and east on […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s new vaccine distribution policy easier but not better
Gov. Mills and Dr. Nirav Shah have done an admirable job of leadership during this pandemic. Their push for face masks and social distancing, all while balancing needs, has been a hard task and their work is truly commendable. However, they seem to have succumbed to “COVID fatigue.” How else to explain their recent abrupt […]
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Letter to the editor: Responding to racism will be a journey for Yarmouth
We acknowledge we are writing from land of the Wabanaki people. In the aftermath of two racial incidents in our town, people have asked, “Is there racism in Yarmouth?” Members of the Black Student Alliance at Yarmouth High School have expressed dismay that little has been said and done to address these incidents. We believe […]
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Letter to the editor: Vaccine plan abandons Maine teachers, students and families
Age-based vaccination ignores the need to inoculate educators so that young people can get back into the classroom full time.
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Letter to the editor: Age-based vaccine eligibility doesn’t help all who are at risk
Gov. Mills’ announcement that Maine will adopt a vaccination policy based solely on age fails to factor in the health consequences of life in the pandemic for those of us Mainers with underlying conditions – consequences that have nothing and everything to do with coronavirus. My risk for dying of coronavirus is statistically better than […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s Republican Party can’t justify continued support of Trump
More than three dozen leaders of Maine’s Republican Party signed a letter chastising Sen. Susan Collins for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. This fact alone says so much about the current state of the party itself. Apparently, to vote one’s conscience is not acceptable in these days of […]