Motoring back to Chebeague Island after dropping family off in Portland, our newly acquired, used outboard motor gave up the ghost. Luckily, we were beyond the chaos of Portland Harbor. Nonetheless, between Peaks and Little Diamond we were still a long way from our destination. Novices all, my two adult kids and I tried to […]
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Letter to the editor: Politician’s sexist insults have no place in abortion debate
Despite what Matt Gaetz thinks, supporters of reproductive rights come in all shapes and sizes and both genders.
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Letter to the editor: Many Maine Catholics cheered by priest’s return to active ministry
When I read in your paper that Father Robert Vaillancourt was being returned to active ministry, I joyfully thanked God (“Catholic Church: Sex abuse allegations against Maine priest were unfounded,” July 28, Page A1). Hundreds and hundreds of Catholics in Maine love Father Bob and have deeply missed his ministry. His welcome return cheers us […]
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Letter to the editor: Unneeded prescriptions add to costs, dangers for patients
I just finished reading Marilyn Heise’s July 31 letter to the editor, “Overprescribing fuels opioid deaths” (Page D3), and had to chime in with my own experience. I had minor internal surgery over a year ago at Maine Medical Center in Portland. I awoke feeling really good. The doctor gave me all the usual post-surgical […]
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Letter to the editor: Portland school suspensions story leaves questions unanswered
Your Aug. 4 story on the disproportionately high number of minority students suspended in Portland schools (Page A1) glaringly lacks a conclusion. Is the story, by Staff Writer Lana Cohen (no relation to the letter writer), suggesting that the suspensions represent an unacceptable and/or a targeting of minorities? If that is not the implication, then […]
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Letter to the editor: Let Amazon compete for southern Maine employees
The Press Herald Editorial Board’s criticism aside, nobody would be compelled to take a job there, and workers could surely vote with their feet.
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Letter to the editor: Close call off Jewell Island highlights need for kayak survival skills
As an avid sea kayaker, I was impressed by the story of Michael Beaudoin and his close call (Aug. 31) after capsizing near the southern end of Jewell Island, a place I know well. Ocean swells in that area are unpredictable, and his survival was a miracle of chance for which we are all grateful. […]
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Letter to the editor: Thank your children, not Gov. Mills, for $850 checks
I overheard a gentleman say that he is voting for Janet Mills to thank her for the $850 check he had just received. Well, that money wasn’t really Gov. Mills’ to give. The thanks should go to President Biden, who borrowed trillions of dollars and flooded the states with it. There was so much of […]
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Letter to the editor: Time to rethink Portland’s removal of school resource officers?
The tragedy in Uvalde indicates the need for someone already at the scene who can respond to a threat in seconds.
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Letter to the editor: Westbrook roadwork snarls travel from Portland to Gorham
Gee, imagine being able to go from Portland through Westbrook to Gorham in less than two hours. Well, you could if you were walking. Only the city of Westbrook would allow the closing of Main Street and a partial closing of William Clark Drive in simultaneous construction projects. Oh, let’s not forget the Cumberland Mills […]