Re: “Maine bicentennial event featuring replica of Columbus’ ship canceled following pushback” (July 10): The “Hide the History Gang” is at it again. This time, our American Indian brothers have been infected with the virus. Instead of using the chance to teach what a hateful and really ugly man Christopher Columbus really was, they demanded […]
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Letter to the editor: Parking costs discourage Old Port visitor
Paying $40 to use a private lot is a deterrent from coming to Portland for a meal at a fine restaurant.
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Letter to the editor: Pricing carbon will prevent thousands of deaths a year
As I write, New York subways are flooding because of extremely heavy rainfall. Americans in the West are bracing themselves for yet another record-breaking heat wave, with a little more than a week since the last one, which killed nearly 800 people across Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia. One hundred fifty thousand people die […]
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Letter to the editor: Top general’s defense of racial inquiry appreciated
It is fashionable to mock or discredit any serious inquiry about American racial history by simply calling it “woke.” Comparing white American mythology with what actually happened is not patriotic. It was, therefore, noteworthy to hear an impassioned defense of racial inquiry coming from our Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Army Gen. Mark Milley, who […]
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Letter to the editor: Let regulators straighten out CMP before we give it a try
Recently, the power and internet went out in South Portland for six hours. This has become a commonplace occurrence. Wooden collapsible “stop” signs were perched at intersections. When did we get lucky enough to have a power grid that rivals Puerto Rico’s? Small wonder there is a proposition to take over the company. While we […]
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Letter to the editor: Unvaccinated? Protect immune-suppressed Mainers – keep your mask on
People who are not fully inoculated against COVID should wear a face covering and distance themselves from others in public.
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Letter to the editor: LePage could have helped during COVID but didn’t
Mainers respect a strong work ethic and Gov. Mills has worked hard throughout the pandemic. Mills faced the darkest hours of COVID-19 with decisive smarts and neighborly decency. Now that Maine sees the results of Mills’ leadership and is returning to normal, Paul LePage is back from Florida, desiring the spotlight. I think it’s fair […]
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Letter to the editor: Equip BIW to build passenger trains, not destroyers
In your July 8 edition, The Associated Press reported (Dispatches, Page A5) that “Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains.” U.S. taxpayers will be footing the bill via contracts with a German manufacturer, Siemens AG. Wouldn’t it be nice to see these types of contracts go to American manufacturers? Bath Iron […]
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Letter to the Editor: City should charge for electric car charging
As a long time advocate of alternative fueled vehicles and the owner of both a true electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid, I urge Portland to charge a fee for electric chargers. Three things: 1. To seriously encourage people to switch to electric vehicles, we need far more public charging places; a charging fee would […]
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Letter to the Editor: Return of Portland’s fireworks applauded
Thanks to Portland for resuming the July 4th fireworks on the Eastern Prom this year. Almost a half hour of often spectacular displays, capped by a fantastic three-minute grand finale, provided a stirring celebration of the resiliency that has made this country great. Kudos to Central Maine Pyro for putting on a faultless show, after […]