letter to the editor

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March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Columnist Barreca an eloquent voice for real class

Thank you, Hartford Courant columnist and professor Gina Barreca, for spelling out the true meaning of class (March 7)! In today’s world of crazy, mixed-up values, we seemed to have lost the true meaning of this word. Class distinction comes only to those who carry it in their pocket, as Lord Chesterfield once said about […]
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March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: CMP thanked for prompt power restoration
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March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Seniors key part of Portland’s thriving arts scene
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March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Give Maine workers opportunities to save for retirement
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March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Utility trying to intimidate corridor opponents

Hiring a private investigator to tail anti-NECEC petitioners 'is harassment, plain and simple,' and CMP must not be allowed to get away with it.

Published
March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trapping plan is only a short-term solution to rabies in Bath

As a Bath resident, I sympathize with fellow residents who love cute wild animals, but in discussing the rabies problem, we are talking about crazed animals that carry a disease that kills. People are part of the problem. Wildlife is more dense in urban areas because people provide them with food: bird feeders, pet food, […]
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March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Hypocrisy evident in newspaper’s response to cartoon controversies

Why was one artist banished for an expletive about a public figure, when another has been allowed to come back after promoting racist stereotypes?
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March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: To win over millennials, Biden must make progressive policies a priority

For someone who barely advertised on Super Tuesday, and has minimal grassroots infrastructure or youth support, Joe Biden pulled off a surprising win over my preferred candidate, Bernie Sanders. There will be with an asterisk next to his name. He was not elected in a landslide; instead, it was a close election constituting a minority […]
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March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Reject challenge to presidential ranked-choice voting in Maine

“Insanity” is often defined as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” By that definition, the attempt by opponents of ranked-choice voting to force us to vote on this issue for the third time in five years is clearly insanity. Unfortunately, some have decided to challenge the law passed […]
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March 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Who will write the COVID-19 ‘hits’?

Calling all writers and musicians! I propose a contest to share information about preventing the spread of coronavirus: 1) Check the facts at www.cdc.gov. 2) Put words to music and post them on YouTube. 3) share your creation via social media – including the Press Herald. Who wins? The song with the most “hits.” For […]

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