Re: “Maine lawmaker who downplayed pandemic’s risk contracts COVID-19” (July 23): I sympathize a very small bit with Republican lawmaker Chris Johansen and his wife contracting COVID-19. However, he publicly pooh-poohed the vaccines and mask wearing. I suggest that before anyone is admitted to a hospital for treatment, they must show proof of COVID-19 immunization […]
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Letter to the editor: Gas rationing needed to stem carbon emissions
It’s a drastic step, but the disasters unfolding around us demand that we make significant changes.
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Letter to the editor: Fire pits out of place in city with many wooden buildings
I’m writing in agreement with the recent letter complaining about the use of fire pits in Portland (“Fire pits aren’t very neighborly,” July 22). It baffles me why they are permitted in such a densely populated city with many older wooden structures. This is especially true on the peninsula. In addition to the irritation of […]
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Letter to the editor: New child care law an investment in Maine people, economy
Thank you to Gov. Mills, Senate President Troy Jackson and others, including the editorial board of this paper, for supporting L.D. 1712. Now law, it will help more Maine families access affordable, high-quality child care programs. It is a critical investment in Maine people and Maine’s economy. As your July 8 editorial stated, “Child care […]
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Letter to the editor: Portland home’s increased value burdens fixed-income resident
Imagine my shock when I opened the letter from the city of Portland to find out that the value of my home and property has been adjusted upward by 284 percent. This equates to an estimated new tax increase of $3,046 annually. Having lost my wife and her income last December, I now find myself […]
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Letter to the editor: Facebook should come with a warning to consumers
As discussed in your editorial of July 20 (“Our View: Biden’s gaffe tells truth about Facebook”), the spread of disinformation on social media has become an especially acute problem in the age of COVID and can be deadly when it discourages vaccination. But the regulation of speech on social media is fraught with First Amendment […]
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Letter to the editor: Back Cove site wrong place for soccer stadium
The other potential location, Fitzpatrick Stadium, already has the features necessary to host athletic competitions.
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Letter to the editor: Writer exaggerates threat to Maine’s well-managed water supply
Citing climate change and global violence, a recent op-ed author (Maine Voices, July 13) argued water is a “political tool” and that “in Maine, multinational corporations and private equity firms are seizing water sources at an alarming rate.” Colorful, but not accurate. Maine people own our water resources. Nobody can seize them. Property owners can […]
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Letter to the Editor: Collins and backers wrong on voting rights
If Sen. Collins, in her prepared statement and the letters to the editor from her supporters Amy Volk ((July 15) and Stephanie Anderson (July 17) were trying to confuse readers about S. 1 – “For the People Act of 2021,” my guess is that they succeeded. The voting rights bill is not “an unprecedented federal […]
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Letters to the Editor: Court should revisit beach access issue
The greenheads are fading, native corn’s almost ready, the urge for fried clams is irresistible, and coastal beaches are in their full glory. Mainers anticipate this stretch of summer all year long. But while innocently trying to enjoy our coastline, some cast uneasy glances at certain homes along the beach. This has been true since […]