Recent media coverage (Sept. 16) depicts Long Creek Youth Development Center as a house of horrors. Left out of the discussion is the fact that, over the past few years, the number of incarcerated youth has been reduced by about 75 percent. Those few who end up at Long Creek have been charged with serious […]
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Letter to the editor: U.S. debt limit is no political game
Another day, another example of Washington playing political games with incredibly consequential issues. The topic is government funding and the debt limit. What used to be an inconsequential procedural vote has turned into another grand battle between the two parties. Democrats had the opportunity to include the debt limit in their reconciliation instructions as an […]
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Letter to the editor: Social media further cements unvetted opinions
I do not use social media beyond posting jokes and pictures for friends on Facebook. When I first used Facebook, I was curious that some people I thought I knew well started acting out of character by posting trivial details about their daily lives. What struck me is that people wouldn’t talk about this stuff […]
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Letter to the editor: Nemitz, Cote present contradictory take on Question 1
Columnist Bill Nemitz and Adam Cote, attorney for the pro-Question 1 group Mainers for Local Power, are good Maine people. I admire them both and often agree with their views on Maine life. But their take on Question 1 – like Question 1, itself – is confused, confounding and confiscatory claptrap (“Bill Nemitz: Introducing Maine’s […]
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Letter to the editor: Improve funding for Maine caregiver industry
There is an imminent need for greater and more consistent funding in the caregiving industry, and we have an opportunity, right now, to make it happen. I am studying to complete my master’s in social work, with the goal of being able to serve the older adult population through casework and advocacy. I have past […]
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Letter to the editor: It’s worth getting vaccinated to avoid cost of COVID
According to the National Institutes of Health, the average cost for the first day in an intensive care unit is $10,974. Even for people with good insurance, their maximum out-of-pocket cost (co-pay) will be reached in one day! The cost for an extended hospital stay is enough to bankrupt many people. Insurance companies and governments […]
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Letter to the editor: Cumberland County Jail inmate unfairly denied access to medications
This is so alarming, that I am at a loss as to where to go. Someone I know was picked up on a traffic violation and taken to the Cumberland County Jail. That is not my complaint. This person, however, takes multiple medications for thyroid, depression and more. He was incarcerated for four days with […]
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Letter to the editor: High time for a presidential prime-time address
The chief executive’s typical late-afternoon TV appearances don’t reach Americans who are at work, in school or overseeing after-school activities.
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Letter to the editor: CMP corridor forces industrialization of Enchanted Forest
We’ve witnessed the start of destruction to Maine’s “Enchanted Forest” on the Spencer Road. “Enchanted” has been the actual name of this area for decades. Enchanted Forest, Enchanted Pond, the Lower and Upper Enchanted Road. It’s in the Gazetteer. It’s why we’re all fighting to save it. We were crushed when Central Maine Power plowed […]
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Letter to the editor: As city manager, Jennings has helped Portland blossom
We know that Jon Jennings is leaving. It’s only fitting we thank him for some of the positive contributions that enhanced our community. I was in the room when Jon showed up with the iconic KC Jones to pitch the establishment of an NBA D League franchise in Portland. The Maine Red Claws became another […]