Tuesday’s election demonstrated broad support for further regulating short-term rentals and raising the minimum wage. While the specific proposals on the ballot did not receive majority support, the subjects resonated strongly enough with Portland residents to garner roughly 40% of the vote, indicating that these issues are pressing concerns. The City Council should consider this […]
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Letter to the editor: In praise of Leonard Pitts placement
Thank you for publishing several columns by Leonard Pitts Jr. on the editorial page in recent weeks. His commentaries are intelligent, informed and express amazing humanity. He is a refreshing truth teller and I appreciate his columns’ prominent placement in your newspaper. Joanne Crepeau Scarborough
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Letter to the editor: Two roads diverge before Republicans
Hopefully, Republicans can now see what Trump has done to their party.
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Letter to the editor: Sears Island should not be sacrificed for wind power
One hundred years from now, our grandchildren will have inherited whatever truly accessible wild wilderness areas that the decisions we make today will have allowed them to have. Sears Island in Searsport is one such site. It is likely, if decisions made today do not value this undefiled and unique location, that in the near […]
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Letter to the editor: Shed some light on Baxter Boulevard
The boulevard is not safe after dark or in the early morning hours without street lights.
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Letter to the editor: Imagine a future without campaign ads
If I’m not paying close attention when a political ad arrives on my TV screen, I think I’m hearing actual news. This is why I think television news networks, at least the respectable ones, should no longer accept political candidates’ ads with all their lies, innuendo and nastiness. These ads do nothing for the credibility […]
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Letter to the editor: Nov. 11 should not be about militarism
In an age when the nuclear arms race is at its most dangerous and on the way to becoming permanent, we have lost track of the proper meaning of Nov. 11. Once it was called Armistice Day, and expressed the hope for lasting peace. For the last three generations, it has been called Veterans Day, […]
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Letter to the editor: We need more respect in Portland politics
By the time you read this piece, there may be a major, minor, or no change of our government at the federal, state and local level here in Portland. Elections will have been won or lost, some incumbents (myself included) may have been reelected or replaced, political newcomers may be excited and rolling up their […]
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Letter to the editor: In praise of the late Kirk Patrick Pond
It is with a sense of loss and gratitude that I write to note the passing of a business leader and community leader who was a genuinely positive example of humanity. The notice of Mr. Kirk Patrick Pond’s recent passing at the age of 78, published in the Oct. 30 Maine Sunday Telegram, pointed out […]
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Letter to the editor: What about bagging the plastic bag?
Each day our paper arrives, regardless of the weather, in a plastic bag. While the newspaper decomposes quickly, the bag takes almost 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill. In the spirit of creating less waste, I would like to propose that the Press Herald deliver its daily newspapers in compostable bags. These bags could […]