Our cultural acceptance of gun violence and the trauma it provokes won’t change until we do.
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Letter to the editor: Harbor View homeless area revisits council’s decision
Four years ago, Portland councilors decided against building a shelter off Commercial Street. The homeless are there anyway.
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Letter to the editor: Falmouth High student should be recognized for her courage
Dahlia Verrill’s support of transgender athletes displays badly needed empathy.
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Letter to the editor: Murals elevate Portland’s increasingly bland cityscape
Artists have the power to transform ugly into admirable.
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Letter to the editor: Lawmakers must act to stem gun violence
The time to legislate responsible gun laws is now.
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Letter to the editor: Tent cities will remain until root causes are addressed
A resolution will require buy-in from the tent dwellers themselves.
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Letter to the editor: Despite referendum vote, publicly owned power is not dead
We should implement Gordon Weil’s plan to bring public power to Maine.
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Letter to the editor: Sportsmen’s group needs to embrace ban on assault weapons
Does the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine have the courage to do what Golden did?
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Letter to the editor: There have to be places where the homeless could go
I’m fairly certain that somewhere in the city of Portland there is a vacant building, with bathroom facilities and heat, where the homeless could be housed. They could still use their tents or a cot or both. It would allow people to be warm and a chance to take a shower, brush their teeth, etc. […]
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Letter to the editor: Enough debate over gun control
Among the guiding principles of the U.S. Navy is “no excuses.” We are all exhausted by the excuses of our elected leaders and the excuses of the Republican Party for not ending gun violence. Enough debate already about the Second Amendment, mental illness, high-capacity magazines, assault rifles, the human heart … It is the job […]