I am writing this letter to the editor to let the people of Maine know about my candidacy. The Democratic party machine does not want a primary so it has worked to prevent me from getting publicity and from collecting the needed 2,000 signatures. The Democratic party machine is anything but democratic. I am running […]
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Letter to the Editor: Pricing carbon would reduce air pollution
There are several benefits to the world transitioning to renewables quickly. If the government passes a price on carbon this would accelerate this process. First would be the decrease in greenhouse gasses which are the main cause of the climate crisis and continue to worsen it. Second would be the improvement in public health. Seven […]
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Letter to the editor: Writer misidentifies source of threat to democracy
I read, with puzzlement, Jerry Genesio’s Feb. 20 letter to the editor, in which he called on President Biden to take steps to eradicate fascism, presumably in the United States. Apparently he believes the Greatest Generation failed to win the “battle” against Adolf Hitler so, therefore, fascism still exists. He further says that former President […]
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Letter to the editor: Inflation spike isn’t President Biden’s doing
I sympathize with Robert Kammann’s complaint (“Letter to the editor: Inflation comes roaring back under Joe Biden,” Feb. 20, Page D3) about our current inflation. Just what we need after two years of the COVID pandemic. I would indicate, however, that the problems generated by the pandemic are the cause for the inflation – the […]
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Letter to the editor: Stand up for Palestinians – resist Israeli apartheid
During the last few years, I have been monitoring the state of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians in Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank. As a result of my serious concern for the Palestinian people, I have joined the organizations Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights and Partners for Palestine. I was pleased to see the […]
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Letter to the editor: Press Herald overlooks rare Twosday palindrome date
You missed a numerically interesting opportunity in the Press Herald on Feb. 22. It was symmetrical – 2-22-22 – one of the very few in anyone’s lifetime. I ignore my birth date, but for those who consider such dates important, maybe 2-22-22 was significant. There will be no 3-33-33, so the next symmetrical date (ignoring […]
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Letter to the editor: Traveling nurses deserve what they earn
A column challenging a request for scrutiny of staffing agency costs raises valid questions.
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Letter to the editor: Time for North Yarmouth to tap brakes on development
I grew up in North Yarmouth and decided this is where I wanted to raise a family. Almost 50 years here now. A few years back I noticed new, large developments sprouting up around our rural town. Before long, more, larger developments started being carved out of our woods and fields. I had been under […]
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Letter to the editor: U.S. should reject war, weapons, NATO
Over 800 people nationally convened online the night of Feb. 22 with one emphasis: The U.S. does not need war, it does not need military buildup, it does not need to support NATO expansion or spending. It does not need to encourage nuclear defense. Yet France was preparing to develop nonnuclear submarines for Australia, but […]
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Letter to the editor: Thoughts resonate long after being put in print
Tonight (Feb. 22) on “PBS Newshour,” David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart shared their insights. Behind Brooks were shelves of books that suggest his, or the media’s, respect for the opinions of predecessors. Two hundred years ago, in Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice,” a compliment about a person’s library brought this response: “It ought to […]