Maine has some of the most inclusive and protective voting laws in the country. We should feel proud that Maine, more often than not, welcomes and encourages our people to vote. This is the bedrock of a functioning democracy. Unfortunately, two dozen states, including, most glaringly, Georgia, are doing exactly the opposite: passing voter suppression […]
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Letter to the Editor: Enforce the laws we already have
We do not need more gun laws. We need to strictly enforce the laws we already have on the books. I love to hear these so-called experts who know everything but don’t know the the difference between automatic and semi-automatic. Full automatics are illegal to own unless you have a special license. I am a […]
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t kick transgender kids out of sports
My name is Claire Anderson and I am 8 years old. I go to Rowe School in Portland and I have a transgender female friend. I think L.D. 926 is a bad bill because it will make it so I can’t play sports with my friend. Does anyone stop and think about how transgender girls […]
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Letter to the Editor: Free speech is not without boundaries
I read about a beloved fourth-grade teacher in California who participated in the Jan. 6 Capital riot and attends QAnon events. There is reportedly no evidence that her political beliefs influence her teaching, yet some parents worry about her teaching their impressionable children. I was an impressionable child subject to a teacher with strong political […]
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Letter to the Editor: Park rangers should be allowed to enforce laws
In 2020, over three million people visited Maine state parks. By statute, Maine Bureau of Parks can train and designate rangers to enforce state laws. Yet, the bureau does not allow them to detain, summons or arrest. Of the 41 who attended last year’s Ranger Academy, none have received the power to enforce laws. Respected […]
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Another View: Second home fee would be counter productive
Maine will lose its ‘best customers’ if it charges them more for not using their property.
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Letter to the Editor: Young people, put your masks on
I’ve spent many years analyzing numbers, examining reasons for market changes. I have been following the CDC’s information regarding the breakdown of COVID-19 by age for a while. For quite some time, approximately 35 percent of COVID cases detected in Mainers have been in people under 30 years old. Recently, we began hearing, both locally […]
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Letter to the Editor: City should rethink shelter plan
Despite a deadly pandemic that saw two outbreaks at the Oxford Street Shelter, the Portland City Council is plowing forward with a plan to put a 209-bed homeless shelter in Riverton. The city is looking to build and maintain this structure through a public-private partnership which, at current estimates, would commit the city to a […]
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Letter to the Editor: Show flag respect; obey proper care protocol
I have recently witnessed a great deal of patriotism expressed in the flying of our nation’s flag. I feel it is important at this time to remind people of the official flag protocol. • If the flag is flown at night there should be a light shining on it. • It should never be flown […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins’ bill would close adoption loophole
As the proud parents of four children (three of them adopted), we are so pleased to see Sen. Collins working to close a cruel oversight in federal law with the introduction of the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021. Picture this: Your family legally adopts a child from another country and over the years you grow […]