Re: “Portland Museum of Art design finalists miss the mark” (Dec. 4, Page D3): Robert Kahn’s Maine Sunday Telegram Maine Voices column not only echoes my disappointment in the four finalists’ designs for expansion of the Portland Museum of Art, but also reminds me of the contemporary curatorial trend to dumb down a museum’s permanent […]
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Letter to the editor: Herschel Walker’s near-win and what that means for democracy
While Democrats are thrilled that Herschel Walker lost his bid for that last Senate seat, in truth – he won a long time ago. Walker scored a victory for a dangerous sort of populism: for celebrity over substance; for entertainment over authentic engagement; for winning over true public service, and for the us-versus-them thinking that […]
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Letter to the editor: Continuing to fight for justice
Maine’s legal system has consistently opposed DNA testing that might exclude him as a perpetrator, Dennis J. Dechaine says.
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Letter to the editor: Help the Earth by weighing fossil fuel alternatives
Things are dying. The Earth. Humans. Our main source of energy, fossil fuels. The United States has been using fossil fuels for over 150 years. This will change soon, however, whether we want it to or not because the fossil fuel supply has begun to dwindle in recent years. Not only that, fossil fuels have […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine Republican Party’s opposition to clean energy fails to serve Mainers
Re: “Big issues await legislators in new session, starting with heating Mainers’ homes” (Dec. 4): It’s disappointing that the Maine Republican Party opposes renewable energy. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than over 95 percent of the world’s oceans, and the rising temperature already impacts lobstering. If this information is available to everyday Mainers, […]
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Letter to the editor: Former President Trump has healthy political prospects
In order to grasp the entirety that is Donald Trump, Democrats need to take into consideration their own actions for the past seven years. Their focus has been less working for the people, and more the microscope under which they have placed Donald Trump. Moreover, and strangely, no one in the fake two-year Russian collusion […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s casinos must protect guests by screening for weapons
Maine’s two casinos do not include screening for weapons at all, which really shocked me. Anyone who has attended a Portland Sea Dogs game, Cross Arena show or an event at the Merrill Auditorium are all quickly screened through metal detection. When I asked about screening, I was told the management doesn’t feel it’s necessary […]
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Letter to the editor: Brunswick mural debate a pointless one
Instead of seeking elusive consensus, those protesting the project would be better off using their time and energy to make a difference on more critical issues.
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Letter to the editor: Mills’ EMS, home heating plans show misplaced priorities
The juxtaposition of two articles published in the Dec. 7 edition of the Portland Press Herald raises serious questions about the wisdom of Gov. Mills’ priorities. One article, “Emergency medical services at ‘breaking point,’ commission finds” (Page B3), describes how emergency medical services, particularly in rural areas of Maine, are in imminent danger of collapse […]
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Letter to the editor: Rejected heating aid package would have helped nearly all Mainers
Re: “Plan to provide heating assistance and relief checks fails in Maine Senate” (Dec. 7): Three members of the Maine Senate just killed a modest heating assistance package that would have benefited all but the most wealthy of the state’s most wealthy. Three people. Let that sink in, and if you’re not furious, I congratulate […]