Jean Sideris, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, makes some excellent points in her Dec. 13 Maine Voices piece (“It’s in our power to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe”) but omits one extremely important bit: Pedestrians should always walk facing oncoming traffic (i.e., on the left side of the road). The reality is […]
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Letter to the editor: U.S. should have humanitarian presence at southern border, not military one
In the Military Notes section of the Dec. 13 Press Herald, a brief article headlined “Waterville unit returns from Southwest” (Page B3) states that 125 soldiers of Maine’s 488th Military Police Company returned from a 13-month deployment to the southwestern border. I was surprised to read this because I didn’t realize we had a war […]
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Letter to the editor: Congress should pass Yemen War Powers Resolution to end support for Saudi war
The Saudi war in Yemen, which our country has supported, has seen war crimes as cruel as anything the Russians have done in Ukraine. As a result, we are sunk in the same moral ditch that Russian President Vladimir Putin inhabits. Our Congress can pull us out of that ditch by passing the Yemen War […]
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Letter to the editor: Protect Maine Elections moves closer to enactment
If certified, the signatures collected are enough to place on the 2023 ballot a question that would ban foreign influence on Maine elections.
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Letter to the editor: Child can’t get care until parent proves she’s not sick
Yes, I know my child is sick. That would be the reason I’m calling my pediatrics office for a sick visit.A few weeks ago, my 3-year-old was running a fever and sick with – well, something, but I didn’t know what. I had run to the store for more children’s Tylenol or Motrin, only to […]
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Letter to the editor: Image of Portland’s Libby Building brings back memories
Re: “Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art’s new wing must not make old mistakes” (Dec. 7, Page A4): The recent photos of the Portland Museum of Art and the Libby Building brought back some wonderful memories. In the 1950s and ’60s I was fortunate enough to visit renowned piano teacher Ocy Downs’ studio on one […]
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Letter to the editor: Expand winter assistance to Maine’s homeless
It is disappointing that the plan to distribute checks to help Mainers with heating costs has failed. It would have been most welcome relief for some of the skyrocketing cost of fuel this winter. Since the Legislature will have to go back to the drawing board, I wish to ask that a larger portion be […]
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Letter to the editor: Candidates for office need to be held to a high standard
In recent years, a president has shown us the negative consequences of electing a candidate without experience of service or understanding of his job. Sadly nowadays many people can’t be trusted to adhere to traditional but unwritten and unenforced rules of ethics, morality, and government. The 2024 election cycle has already begun because the impeached […]
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Letter to the editor: Mainers without internet can’t wait for new infrastructure
Today, internet access is more crucial than ever. That’s why it’s been encouraging to see efforts from Maine lawmakers to bring connectivity to every remaining unserved Mainer who still lacks it. State agencies and town select boards across the state are considering how to best close Maine’s digital divide with the significant federal funding that […]
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Letter to the editor: NECEC will make energy in Maine more affordable
‘It is impossible to inject power’ into the New England energy grid and have it go just to one state – all six states will benefit, a reader says.