I liked Mike Lowe’s article regarding high school wrestlers who, unlike the participants in every other indoor winter sport, won’t be required to vaccinate against COVID-19 (“Maine officials drop vaccine requirement for high school wrestlers.” Nov.18) Wrestling is a contact sport. As the parent of a Maine high school wrestler, I can tell you they […]
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Letter to the editor: Careless balloon use threatens marine life
I recently visited Portland to attend a concert at the State Theatre and was appalled to see the hundreds of balloons concertgoers carelessly threw on the ground for blocks around the venue. Hundreds of balloons per concert could easily add up to tens of thousands per year. These balloons likely wash down the storm drains […]
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Letter to the editor: Benedict’s words should sway Catholic lawmakers against factory farming
I understand that Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against factory farming, saying in a 2002 interview that it seems to “contradict the relationship of mutuality that comes across in the Bible.” We should write to President Biden and to Roman Catholics in Congress, e.g., Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that since they are good Roman Catholics, they […]
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Letter to the editor: Writer’s labor-shortage hypothesis lacks logic
The letter you ran Nov. 14 under the headline “Roe could be linked to today’s worker shortage” is ludicrous. I would like to find throughout the Insight section writing that challenges us all to be better thinkers. Too often, I find instead writing that demands we forgo thinking altogether. This particular letter sets a new […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine can’t keep deferring road, bridge maintenance
A guest editorial on Question 2 makes good points about climate action but overlooks the lack of congressional consensus on the issue.
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Letter to the editor: Time for Sen. Collins to put democracy ahead of partisanship
In his Nov. 15 Boston Globe commentary, Sen. Angus King once again sounded the alarm that “a constitutional crisis is unfolding before our eyes.” This was King’s latest urgent appeal for Americans to wake up to the precarious state of our democracy. It follows his October speech on the Senate floor, arguably the best speech […]
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Letter to the editor: No reason exists to publish photos of dead deer
I realize that Maine’s deer population must be culled annually to keep it under control, and I’m glad some families will now have meat for the winter, but this doesn’t mean I have to like deer hunting season. My next-door neighbor just hung his prize from a tree that I can see from my yard. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Health care system should focus on wellness
I take great offense to the commentary by the president of Maine Medical Center. If people would just take control of their own health, there would be no need for this huge behemoth. I do believe there are truly caring individuals who work for this conglomerate. I also believe there are times when they are […]
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Letter to the Editor: Editorial Board unfair to Maine State Police
The Editorial Board of this paper wants to condemn the entire Maine State Police Department because of court rulings concerning one trooper. What a broad brush, that is completely unfair and just wrong. In the 1970s, I was a young trooper patrolling the Maine Turnpike. Early one morning I clocked a semi-truck at 95 miles […]
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Letter to the Editor: Anti-vax Republicans, you are on your own
Save the sympathy for the innocents anti-vax Republicans will infect through their selfishness.