Those most at risk of severe infection include not only older Mainers but also frontline workers and people without homes.
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Letter to the editor: Freeport bridge plan would create hazard – vote ‘no’
While I agree with the Connect Freeport vision of making Freeport more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly, I believe the proposed 12-foot-wide paths on the two bridges being rebuilt will actually create a significant safety hazard. Since the paths are proposed on only one side of each bridge, bicyclists heading west on Mallett Drive and east on […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s new vaccine distribution policy easier but not better
Gov. Mills and Dr. Nirav Shah have done an admirable job of leadership during this pandemic. Their push for face masks and social distancing, all while balancing needs, has been a hard task and their work is truly commendable. However, they seem to have succumbed to “COVID fatigue.” How else to explain their recent abrupt […]
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Letter to the editor: Responding to racism will be a journey for Yarmouth
We acknowledge we are writing from land of the Wabanaki people. In the aftermath of two racial incidents in our town, people have asked, “Is there racism in Yarmouth?” Members of the Black Student Alliance at Yarmouth High School have expressed dismay that little has been said and done to address these incidents. We believe […]
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Letter to the editor: Vaccine plan abandons Maine teachers, students and families
Age-based vaccination ignores the need to inoculate educators so that young people can get back into the classroom full time.
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Letter to the editor: Age-based vaccine eligibility doesn’t help all who are at risk
Gov. Mills’ announcement that Maine will adopt a vaccination policy based solely on age fails to factor in the health consequences of life in the pandemic for those of us Mainers with underlying conditions – consequences that have nothing and everything to do with coronavirus. My risk for dying of coronavirus is statistically better than […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine’s Republican Party can’t justify continued support of Trump
More than three dozen leaders of Maine’s Republican Party signed a letter chastising Sen. Susan Collins for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. This fact alone says so much about the current state of the party itself. Apparently, to vote one’s conscience is not acceptable in these days of […]
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Letter to the editor: Tell Maine legislators about negative experiences with oil tank fumes
I am a retired South Portland teacher. Having taught at James Otis Kaler School I experienced firsthand the fumes coming from the oil tanks. The tanks are in close proximity to the school and next to the playgrounds, bordering them on two sides. At the time (a period of seven years), I didn’t really think […]
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Letter to the Editor: Fossil fuel industry warps Republican policy
Every vote for Republicans and their fossil fuel rulers brings your planet and our grandchildren closer to extinction. We cannot continue to allow the fossil fuel industries like Koch Industries to continue to rule the Republican party on state and federal levels. In Maine, for example, rich libertarian fossil fuel money went into the failed […]
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Letter to the Editor: White people need to learn about race
Did you ever see this bumper sticker “Live Simply so others may Simply Live?” These words were proudly pasted on my first car. Thirty years later, my car doesn’t sport that sticker because I am not living simply. If I am being honest, my 19-year-old white-girl self wasn’t either. White people don’t often talk about […]