Jan. 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, represents the triumph of light over darkness. Let’s fight to keep it that way.
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Letter to the editor: The key to resolving Washington’s deadlock
On the evening of Dec. 28, my wife, Sharon, and I attended a holiday cocktail party where we found ourselves in an inspiring and spirited conversation with three other party-goers on the subject of Sen. Susan Collins, and how she alone, at this very moment, could change history. In a way it was a coincidence […]
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Letter to the editor: Anti-democratic trend demands Collins’ resistance
As we approach Jan. 6, we should refresh our sometimes-short memories of what really went down a year ago. Nothing short of a capitulation of our democratic election process almost came to being by a misguided mob, urged on, lest we forget, by the person who took an oath to protect and defend our Constitution. […]
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Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine refusers benefited from childhood shots
The other day, I ran into a friend at Hannaford. As is the norm these days, we talked about how we are dealing with COVID. I wore a mask, he didn’t – personal choice. During our conversation, he said, “We just have to let nature take its course and establish herd immunity.” Herd immunity is […]
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Letter to the editor: Rooming houses could expand affordable living options
Young adults, newcomers, retirees and others could benefit from self-contained purpose-built housing.
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Letter to the editor: Ending filibuster in line with Sen. King’s support for voting rights
Re: “Sen. King pushed filibuster reforms to protect voting rights, electoral process” (Dec. 26): My wife and I love the great state of Maine, even though we are “from away.” We visit whenever we can and have enormous respect for its warm, welcoming residents, especially its junior senator, Angus King. I honestly believe that Sen. […]
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Letter to the editor: Staff COVID outbreak raises questions for Yarmouth pub
Recently I learned that there’s an outbreak of COVID among the staff at a local pub in Yarmouth. The business should close until the outbreak is over, but it’s not. Workers are still expected to come to work, and patrons are completely unaware that the people handling and serving their food have or are exposed […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins passes on the big issues of today
How shocking that we have a U.S. senator who, despite her protestations to the contrary, appears to care more about not bucking the positions of the increasingly anti-democratic Republican Party than about the welfare of the people of Maine and the nation. A state that has sent Margaret Chase Smith, Edmund Muskie, William Cohen, George […]
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Letter to the Editor: Public should own public utilities
In the last few weeks, I have seen many ads on TV opposing the idea of publicly owned utilities – in this case, publicly owned electricity transmission lines. The ads cite a large bill of billions that we, the public, supposedly will be stuck paying, plus interest and, always, higher utility bills. This reminds me […]
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Letter to the Editor: Media should count ‘natural immunity’ in COVID figures
Why is “natural immunity” or “recovered immunity” rarely discussed or mentioned by our CDC or the press? Studies, since the onset of COVID-19, show that recovered immunity definitely exists. This surprises no one. Studies since vaccinations have become available often show that recovered immunity rivals or exceeds vaccination immunity, yet we rarely see this examined. […]