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Published
April 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Conspiracy theories enable lazy thinking
Published
April 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Electing Biden president would further Bernie’s Senate agenda
Published
April 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Targeting Maine to reopen ignores flaws in data

Accurate COVID infection statistics are critical to any plan to return to normal economic life.
Published
April 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: BIW shrugs off concerns of workers, communities

The front page of the April 14 Press Herald informed readers of the topic of a news article on Page A6: “Over 70 state lawmakers plead with Bath Iron Works to protect (its) workers.” Three cheers to BIW for its refusal to halt operations in an effort either to protect its own workers from coronavirus, […]
Published
April 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins’ Paycheck Protection Program is a win for small-business owners

As a startup founder, I have been tracking the developments of funding measures for small business closely. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) has been a needed lifeline for entrepreneurs like me. Take, for example, the Paycheck Protection Program – this loan is having a real impact on saving jobs. My own […]

Published
April 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Repeating a grade could benefit students after COVID crisis
Published
April 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Portland leash law will lead to less distancing

The new temporary Portland leash law (“Dog leash law temporarily extended to all public places,” April 15, Page B1) will have drastic unintended consequences. The point of the measure is to enable social distancing. However, by limiting off-leash dogs to the two dog parks, it guarantees that there will be crowding at those locations. In […]
Published
April 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins should be seeking COVID supplies, not votes

Sen. Susan Collins is all over television with these poignant, albeit political, ads disguised as public service announcements. And, despite her claim on these ads that she has an “independent voice,” her voting nearly 67 percent of the time with President Trump’s position (according to political news website FiveThirtyEight) says otherwise. With such a Trumpian […]
Published
April 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Don’t lift Maine’s COVID limits too soon

Because of the life cycle of the coronavirus, it would be a while before the negative repercussions would be apparent.
Published
April 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Columnist recognizes Navy captain’s courage

I was impressed with Sam Zager’s commentary (April 11). As a physician, Naval Academy graduate and veteran, he has the credentials to get us to appreciate what Navy Capt. Brett Crozier did. It takes a crisis to bring forth courage. We’ve witnessed many profiles in courage lately. And not just the doctors and nurses and […]

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