As a volunteer on Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate, I must respond to Randy Billings’ article on Graham’s campaign spending (“Graham Platner says he shuns DC consultants. His spending tells a different story,” Feb. 26). Campaign manager Ben Chin is correct that the campaign activities are driven by thousands of volunteers, under the guidance of […]
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On the contrary, I’m proud to support Platner | Letter
Max Cooper (Letters, March 3) appears to be a highly sensitive person, describing his “horrible embarrassment” when he was “forced to admit” to out-of-staters that Paul LePage had been elected governor of Maine. Apparently, an ordinary political conversation about voters’ possible motivations in their choice was too much for him to handle. It’s odd that […]
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A naming suggestion for Portland’s new park | Letter
The city of Portland needs a name for the new park on the eastern waterfront. As a historical walking tour guide in Portland, it seems an obvious opportunity to give some credit where it is long overdue to 19th-century Black civil rights leader Reuben Ruby. Born in Gray in 1798, Ruby lived in Portland most […]
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Join the movement to elect Graham Platner | Letter
The latest Pine Tree State poll showed veteran Graham Platner comfortably leading both Gov. Janet Mills, in the Democratic primary, and Sen. Susan Collins in a general election. No poll is perfect, but the momentum is clearly behind Platner, and that momentum isn’t confined to polling data. The Lewiston/Auburn Platner volunteers have tripled in number […]
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Portland’s Bayside parcels could transform city | Letter
The city and development partners should approach this part of town as a cohesive neighborhood.
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Portland libraries should have been open in blizzard | Letter
I have always really loved the city of Portland. I have lived in the Old Port and on Cumberland Avenue; currently, I live at Milestone Recovery shelter on India Street. On a recent Monday, Feb. 23, Portland had a pretty good storm. I’m 76, so I remember real storms that are measured in feet, not inches. To […]
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George Mitchell is a victim of cancel culture | Letter
Other than Ed Muskie, Margaret Chase Smith, Olympia Snowe or Fly Rod Crosby, it would be difficult to find anyone who has done more to promote the state of Maine than George Mitchell. It is distressing to see the removal and replacing of everything attached to his good name — including paintings, pictures, schools and […]
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Dissatisfied with Portland’s revocations of nonprofit status | Letter
The thinking behind this process doesn’t stack up for me.
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Unlawful ICE arrests can be a slippery slope | Letter
In reference to the March 1 article “Mainers Detained by ICE are coming home by the dozens,” the article highlights people who believed they were doing everything right. They had work permits, legal asylum claims and no criminal record. The article says “dozens are being returned to their communities.” Let’s say three dozen of 206 […]
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Patriotism does not require fawning | Letter
Olympian Hunter Hess apparently didn’t know that, in President Trump’s America, freestyle skiing is to be celebrated and freedom of speech is not. Asked about our national situation, Hess said, in part, “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think. It’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on […]