The nation of Israel has a right to exist and has a right and duty of self-defense. These same two pillars support our own nation, the United States. Russia does not recognize Ukraine’s right to exist. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and many others do not recognize Israel’s right to exist. In fact, they want to wipe […]
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Letter to the editor: Bowdoin not in the wrong on Gaza
Contrary to a recent letter to the editor (Nov. 15), I applaud Bowdoin President Zaki’s refusal to issue a formal statement about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Such statements have achieved nothing for either the victims of Hamas terrorism or the innocent killed in Gaza. Rather, they reduce complex issues to one of two types of “statements”: […]
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Letter to the editor: I find I can only side with Palestine
Where there is injustice, there will never be peace. Palestinians have lived with the bitter taste of injustice for decades.
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Letter to the editor: Remembering Bowdoin’s earliest female faculty
It was gratifying to see (“Bowdoin inaugurates its first woman president” Oct. 16) the names of the three women who taught at Bowdoin College in 1943. My mother, Marion Holmes, was one of them. My father, Cecil Holmes, was a professor of math at Bowdoin and my mother had been a high school math teacher. […]
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Letter to the editor: Many landlords are simply neighbors providing housing
Rent control appeals to renters. So would free housing. Renters outnumber landlords in Portland, so promising cheaper rent wins elections. However, rent is not cheaper since rent control started. My tenants pay more now because I impose an annual increase to protect my property value. This is because I cannot raise rent to market value […]
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Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t tolerate illegal road signs
Regarding the Oct. 25 letter “Election road signs contribute nothing to Maine,” Maine statute gives the state Department of Transportation authority over roadside advertising and defines officially licensed state signposts and interstate “guide signs” to businesses. The statute allows temporary political signs (and apparently others, including commercial advertising) without permit, but requires they include a […]
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Letter to the editor: Bring in background checks, waiting periods, permits
After all, guns don’t kill people, some of the people who buy them kill people.
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Letter to the editor: Recriminalize offenses by homeless people
People, including the homeless, should face the consequences of their behavior.
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Letter to the editors: A better term for gun control
Regarding the Nov. 12 story, “Lewiston on growing list of places living with gun trauma,” and the many recent articles regarding the horrific killings in Lewiston, can we please at the very least change the language from “gun control” to “gun safety”? Gun safety. Gun safety. Gun safety. Language matters. Ellen Boyle Cape Elizabeth
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Letter to the editor: Let Lewiston tragedy be a force for good
Urging all people with common sense in Maine – Democrat, Republican, independent or not interested in politics – to call Rep. Jared Golden and express support for his commitment to gun safety. Sensible people want gun safety, we have just not taken the time to make our voices heard. The time is now. Let Lewiston […]