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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 […]
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Letter to the Editor: Creating separate child protection agency is a bad move
The proposal in the Maine Legislature to separate the Office of Child Services from the Department of Health and Human Services and create a new agency may be well-intentioned, but it is totally misguided. Before moving to Maine I was an executive with two nonprofit agencies in Connecticut charged with child protection and services, dealing […]
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Letter to the Editor: Historic district plaque will look a bit out of place
As the owner of an aluminum-sided, plastic-windowed three-family home located on Munjoy Hill, I can’t wait to get my historic district plaque to adhere to the front of my building. It should look fantastic beneath my basic Home Depot outside light. Susan Gillis Cape Elizabeth
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Letter to the Editor: Kudos to Professor Sanford of USM
Kudos to University of Southern Maine Professor Robert Sanford and his call for “an increase in the community connections of colleges – particularly public institutions for whom it is clearly a dominant part of their social contract, with greater internships, partnerships, part-time instructors and other involvement in the community.” (“Maine Voices: COVID’s long-term impact on […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins puts results ahead of ideology
In 2016 I was a Maine delegate for Bernie Sanders. Four years later, I crossed the aisle and voted for Susan Collins in her bid to win re-election against Sara Gideon. Sen. Collins took flack throughout President Donald Trump’s time in office from Maine Democrats. But her record is more nuanced, which she demonstrated when […]
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Letter to the Editor: Abbott, Craig deserve election to Yarmouth Town Council
Two candidates for the Yarmouth Town Council have been exceptional public servants and warrant your vote in June: Heather Abbott, who is running for re-election, and David Craig, who, if elected, will be returning to the council after previously serving two terms. Both are long-time Yarmouth residents who share a deep commitment to the town, […]