Whenever I want to understand a voting issue, I have a source who always amazes me. Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss 2024 voting with my “source.” His political beliefs are absolutely the opposite of mine on every issue. However, his past predictions about political outcomes have always been eerily accurate. Among other issues […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine must keep therapists in the state
Maine’s economy suffers when mental or behavioral health needs go unmet. Student loan debt and the lack of competitive pay for social workers in Maine have forced many qualified would-be therapists to abandon the field or move out of state. The behavioral health care crisis cannot be addressed if it lacks the professionals needed to do […]
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Letter to the editor: Parents should not be compensated for taking care of special needs children
Extending MaineCare to pay family caregivers would add to the substantial burden that Maine taxpayers already bear.
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Letter to the editor: Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth should join homelessness response
Why aren’t Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth dealing with the homeless crisis? They have tons of money and wood lots for tents or small houses. Shouldn’t the city of Portland request financial assistance and help with living space from surrounding communities? Portland should not own this. I’d be willing to help transport some of the homeless […]
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Letter to the editor: We can’t keep looking away from gun violence
I find it heartbreaking that the Maine House of Representatives voted against a measure to enshrine a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases. I believe a new generation of Mainers reject America’s gun violence epidemic, and will hold disengaged politicians on both sides of the aisle accountable at the ballot box. I reluctantly admit that […]
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Letter to the editor: Much has changed for Maine tribes since 1980
As a mother, when I noticed my older child lording over my younger child and trying to control his every move, I had to apologize if anything I had done had led her to believe that she should disrespect his personal sovereignty. Ironically, here in Maine, it is the older cultures who are being lorded […]
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Letter to the editor: Immigrants, too, deserve MaineCare
I emigrated to the United States from the United Kingdom in 2005 to get married, and I became a U.S. citizen in 2015. Today I am a small-business owner in Portland. I am proud to be American, and my wife and I are proud to be raising our daughter in Maine. But, as an immigrant, […]
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Letter to the editor: Have some respect for ‘Doonesbury’
While the Sunday Comics section gets blander and blander, “Doonesbury” seems destined for oblivion. First it was moved from the comics pages to the Insight section, then it was made so small as to be practically illegible, and now it has been moved from the front page of the section to the back page, and […]
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Letter to the editor: We can’t pave our way out of transit problems
Tony Donovan’s recent commentary about the need for light rail expansion in Maine was spot on (“Commentary: Maine Department of Transportation must take passenger rail seriously,” June 15). Mass transit must be developed in Maine, or we will face the problems of traffic congestion, pollution and vehicular fatalities that come with expanding car infrastructure in […]
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Letter to the editor: Where on earth is the law and order?
Ever since I became an adult, I have no use for most politicians. I was a Republican until Trump came into politics. Some of the current Republicans make me sick to my stomach. How can the party say it is the law and order party? This is two-faced. On June 13, Trump was arrested over […]