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Letter to the editor: Case against universal health care doesn’t stack up
Recently, a reader sent the paper a letter about the possibility of a national health plan (Letter to the editor: Could ‘Medicare for All’ open the floodgates?,” Nov. 9). The writer seemed to worry that if we started to have a universal health care plan, citizens would begin to be careless with their health because […]
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Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power is nothing to fear
Despite having excellent workers, Central Maine Power is a mismanaged failure. It is an impediment to a reliable, clean energy future at reasonable cost. The private-sector cure for such abysmal performance is to change management, fix the business model and implement a better strategy. How is Pine Tree Power, the proposed customer-owned utility, going to […]
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Letter to the editor: Mills to be congratulated on constructive race
I would like to thank Maine voters for the reelection of Janet Mills as governor, both for the positive things she will do in her next term, but also for saving us from another LePage term. LePage highlighted this by accusing the governor of dishonesty and elitism in his last appearance, showing his true colors […]
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Letter to the editor: Reporting should focus on successful ballot questions
The Press Herald’s reporting of the Portland Charter questions sways heavily to changes that will not happen. It would be more beneficial to the public to learn about things that did pass so that they will know what changes to expect in city government. Clean elections, citizen review of police and an ethics commission are […]
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Letter to the editor: Flagging a potential issue
When did our police officers become flaggers at construction sites all around Portland? As the Press Herald reports a rise in crime around the city, I wonder: Is this the best use of their time and our money? Jeff Griffiths Portland
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Letter to the editor: Nov. 8 a good day for Democrats – and democracy
Democracy had a good day on Nov. 8. I thank Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and her staff for ensuring that we had a free and fair election. Thanks also to the citizens of Maine for voting in very high numbers for a midterm election, and for doing it respectfully and peacefully. Congratulations to Governor […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s senators need to get behind food security bill
Since 2019, the number of people who go to bed hungry each night has almost tripled from 135 million to 345 million. Food prices have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine has exacerbated this and, coupled with historic drought, these factors have pushed millions of people to […]
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Letter to the editor: All the nation’s eyes are on Georgia’s Senate runoff
I think it is ironic that the runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia, to be held in early December, will highlight a contest between one of the least qualified and one of the most qualified candidates for national office in recent memory. Happening by itself, in the absence of other national and local […]
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Letter to the editor: LePage’s parting shot was slanderous
Now that Paul LePage has become a footnote in the sad history of what has happened to the Republican Party, it is nevertheless obvious that he still has the power to shock. His parting shot, the suggestion that “Maine voters cared more about abortion than their wallets,” demonstrates the poisonous lies politicians of his kind […]