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Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Klobuchar has clear path to presidential victory

Although Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders supporters will disagree with me, the most significant numbers to come out of Iowa and the New Hampshire primary are not the names of the “winners” but the combined scores of the progressives (Sanders and Elizabeth Warren) and the moderates (Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar). Viewed under that […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Ask state, not Portland taxpayers, to fund extra $21 million for school fixes

So now we learn that the upgrades to four Portland elementary schools not only require significant scaling back but also, even then, require an additional $21 million to complete. Supposedly construction cost increases were factored into the $64 million bond issue brought to and approved by voters in 2017. Looks like that dart missed the […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Warren will claw back some of what average Americans have lost

The good news is that Maine is a Super Tuesday primary state and Democratic votes will really matter this year. The bad news for Democrats is that we are all chasing our tails on the “electability” issue. Let’s stop trying to game how others will vote. On primary day, we’re meant to vote for the […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Warren is prepared to stand up to Trump

Elizabeth Warren is the candidate who can stand up to Donald Trump and hold him accountable to the American people. She is the one we need to take on Trump this November. In a courageous debate performance, Warren stood right next to billionaire Mike Bloomberg – three-time mayor of New York City and world’s ninth […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Columnist’s proposals won’t make Portland more affordable

Expanding rent control actually drives costs up, and curtailing short-term rentals affects a source of income for lower- and middle-class families.

Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: CMP should respect voters’ right to have a say on NECEC

As one of the hundreds of people from western Maine who collected the more than 75,000 signatures to put the Central Maine Power corridor to a vote on November’s ballot, I was disgusted and dismayed at CMP’s brazen statements that it plans to move forward with the project regardless of what Maine voters have to […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: To address climate, economic crises, don’t miss March 3 Democratic primary

Effecting meaningful change depends on electing Democrats.
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bloomberg’s fiscal success reflects traits needed in office

I would like to call out what I believe is a common prejudice in people who believe themselves to be open-minded. That prejudice is against those who have succeeded financially. Discounting those who have worked hard and achieved, among many things, financial success is shooting ourselves in the foot. Specifically, I’m referring to people who […]
Published
February 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Habit wins out when pronouncing ‘Dirigo’

In the Feb. 17 AskME article, “How did Dirigo become the state’s motto?” (Page B1), the author claims that the word “Dirigo” is pronounced “DEER-i-go,” not “deer-EYE-go.” Says who? A 2,000-year-old linguist? We Mainers pronounce foreign words the way we want to: “Calais” is “Callus”; “Vienna” is “VYE-enna”; and “Woolwich” is, well, still under discussion. […]
Published
February 21, 2020

Letter to the editor: Susan Collins’ foes should reveal funding sources

It's largely people from away who are coordinating an effort 'to fake a town hall meeting in Portland' and then act like the senator has snubbed them.

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