201 Federal Street, at the corner of Temple and Federal streets in the Old Port, is topped out. The windows are in and the cladding, for the most part, is installed. This seems like a good time to say that I am not sure I could be more underwhelmed by the finished product. I will […]
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Letter to the editor: Chamber event should have featured both sides
In the Sept. 15 story about the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce’s “forum” on Pine Tree Power (“Portland chamber slams public power proposal as activists demonstrate”), a key detail was buried in the middle of the piece: The event was sponsored by Central Maine Power. One side of the issue sponsored an event and didn’t […]
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Letter to the editor: Alternatives to gun control cost money
Maine’s state NRA director has called for fully funding our judicial system, hiring more judges and prosecutors, increasing school security and providing more access to mental health care.
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Letter to the editor: Tuberville’s interference is a disgrace
I am outraged that through the actions of a single U.S. senator, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, our military readiness and strength are being undermined. This radical politician has arbitrarily blocked personnel advancements for reasons that could be addressed by arbitration and compromise. Tuberville is singularly weakening our military leadership and readiness. He is responsible for […]
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Letter to the editor: If McCarthy is in trouble, we are too
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in a hell of a fix and, unfortunately, the rest of the American public is in it with him. McCarthy needs to get the House to pass a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown on Sept. 30. Members of McCarthy’s own party, the Freedom Caucus, are opposed to […]
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Letter to the editor: Portland cruise visitor plan beggars belief
The organization Cruise Portland will do nothing to limit the number of passengers or address the harms done by cruise ships.
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Letter to the editor: Write a note to a teacher who made a difference
One does not choose to teach because of the money. A teacher teaches because of the pleasure he or she derives from seeing growth in their young charges. Any student, properly motivated, can learn how to write better, how to read more efficiently, and how to deal with fairly complex quantitative problems. It takes a […]
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Letter to the editor: Threat of Lee hammers home need for price on carbon
Maine thankfully avoided the worst with Tropical Storm Lee, but it could have been otherwise. While the state of Maine and many individuals are stepping up to tackle climate change, it is disheartening to read about countries like India and China that are not; or about individuals who recklessly contribute to climate change with megayachts […]
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Letter to the editor: More mismanagement of mail in Maine
Our orders placed our mail in ‘forwarding hell,’ a spiral that took two months to resolve.
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Letter to the editor: Mitt Romney set an example to look up to
This lifelong Democrat read, with great sadness, that American’s last good Republican senator announced his retirement from politics. In print interviews, and excerpts from a forthcoming biography, Sen. Mitt Romney opined about how his party has become philosophically unmoored. In his words, “the Republican Party today is in the shadow of Donald Trump.” Democracy, like […]