I voted for Susan Collins for her first term and have regretted it ever since. I’m a lifelong Democrat but admired William Cohen and Olympia Snowe. When she first ran for Senate in 1996, Ms. Collins was a young, energetic moderate who planned to limit herself to two terms. I thought she would follow in […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s voting system works – don’t change it
The author of a recent letter to the editor (“Truth about voting in Maine distorted,” Sept. 23, Page A10) said Sen. Susan Collins “chose to lie to a national audience about Maine’s system of voting.” Sen. Collins said Maine has “one of the highest turnouts in the country… .” Sen. Collins is right. According to […]
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Letter to the editor: Low-income countries deprived of COVID vaccine
Government funding should obligate Big Pharma to carry out more equitable distribution of its products.
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Letter to the editor: Focus on achievement gap will help students
I agreed with Tae Chong’s Sept. 24 commentary that we should focus more directly on the achievement gap for students who are Black, brown or in poverty, rather than political correctness and feel-good spending. I recently moved here from San Francisco to Falmouth, and my three Latino and African American kids like that the schools […]
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Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ on 1 to protect western Maine mountains
Mainers should not be fooled by the lies and distortions coming from the opponents of Question 1. This referendum is about protecting the western Maine mountains. The first part of the referendum bans high-impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region. The second part ensures that future projects like this one receive legislative oversight to […]
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Letter to the editor: Support hydropower – vote ‘no’ on 1
Come November, to support cleaner, more-accessible hydropower, Maine voters need to vote “no” on Question 1. It is not hard to do. Loretta Mackinnon Yarmouth
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Letter to the editor: Mainers deserve equitable health care system
In August, the Commonwealth Fund issued a report comparing health care in the U.S. to 10 other high-income countries. The U.S. compared dismally, ranking last in health care affordability and health equity. The U.S. health care system also has the highest rate of infant mortality and deaths that would have been prevented with good health […]
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Letter to the editor: Rodriguez will defend interests of Portland’s disenfranchised
Roberto Rodriguez, an at-large Portland City Council candidate, is a man of integrity, experience and vision. We are retired social workers and still very active in the community. We have lived in Portland for over 30 years as our city has grown and housing prices soared. We believe Roberto Rodriguez is the candidate who most […]
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Letter to the editor: Consumers can use clout to urge vaccine coverage
A medical crisis is both distressing and instructional for a patient’s spouse.
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Letter to the editor: Forest Avenue Hannaford models caring customer service
We all shop for food, most of us at some combination of Hannaford, Shaw’s, Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. Where we shop depends on many factors: It’s an open market. For New Mainers (immigrants, refugees, asylees), those choices depend on proximity, availability of certain stock items and price. Understandably, the Forest Avenue Hannaford serves, among […]