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Letter to the editor: Press Herald’s Meetinghouse a place to share hair stories, histories
This month’s theme, ‘Haircut,’ can’t help but prompt reflections on a certain hit musical play.
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Letter to the editor: Civic-minded 16-year-olds have earned right to vote
High schoolers who follow the news and regularly discuss politics are as equipped to cast a ballot as Mainers 18 and over are.
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Letter to the editor: Urge your legislator to advance intercity Maine rail
I would like to ask you a very important question: Would you like to see a transportation system in Maine that would provide a clean, affordable, sustainable, less noisy and less congested environment? If yes (and why not?), please read Paul Weiss’ timely March 16 Maine Voices column (“Intercity passenger rail could solve many of […]
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Letter to the editor: Union will disrupt integrity of nursing at MMC
I applaud Norine Seymour, R.N., for voicing her opinion (Maine Voices, March 8) on how a union can disrupt the integrity of nursing at Maine Medical Center. I too am a proud nurse of many years at MMC, serving the cancer community. The patients and families I have met over the years are our family […]
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Letter to the editor: Hazard-pay column unfair to thoughtful, hardworking boss
Re: “Maine Voices: Essential workers have earned the hazard pay Portland voters approved” (March 10), by Caleb Horton: Mr. Horton mentioned Steve DiMillo is against hazard pay, but what Mr. Horton did not tell the readers is that Steve acknowledges and abides by the referendum: fact, not fiction. I have worked for Steve for 17 years. […]
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Letter to the editor: Capital gains preference contributes to inequality
As we move into the recovery stage, after this long ordeal, this might be a good time to correct a serious injustice that has been quietly accepted in the U.S. for the past century: the taxation of labor income at a higher rate than investment income. The preferential tax treatment of capital gains income is […]
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Letter to the editor: Time to pull open-ended Iraq war powers
Passed when our nation mistakenly thought Saddam Hussein was developing nuclear weapons, the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force has been significantly misused.
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Letter to the editor: Stand firm against secretive agency’s Maine presence
In a recent editorial, “Our View: ICE should say what it’s up to in Maine” (March 11), the Press Herald editorial board brings up an important point: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates without transparency. The line “What is ICE up to in Maine? Don’t ask ICE” sums up this notion. We don’t know exactly […]
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Letter to the editor: Jobless college students hit hard by pandemic slowdown
Re: “Crisis far from over for Maine women suffering prolonged unemployment” (March 16): College students are some of the COVID-19 pandemic’s most affected groups. Young adults who graduated in 2020 and anyone graduating this year are unable to find professional jobs. However, it is the students who are still in college and need part-time or […]