The Maine statehood stamp is an iconic image of our state’s rugged coast. It conjures up fun, exploration and exhilaration. Our family is thankful to live in Maine, where in the summer during the lockdown, we escaped into the wilderness to rejuvenate. We hiked Grafton Notch and Katahdin’s Knife Edge and swam Lower South Branch […]
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Letter to the editor: Fire officials who didn’t enforce masking rules should repay city for OT
Re: The report that leadership of the Portland Fire Department refused to enforce the wearing of masks by firefighters in fire stations (Dec. 10): Could the department leadership please explain to me why my tax dollars should be spent covering the overtime pay required because of the short staffing caused by the widespread quarantines of […]
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Letter to the editor: Please put coronavirus numbers into context
Almost daily we read numbers of COVID cases and numbers on the year and so on. The public and the readers of various newspapers are not being educated. The numbers are never explained to help the public get a grasp of what these COVID case numbers actually mean and any associated information. We are never […]
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Letter to the editor: Resistance to mask mandate puts others at risk
I have been paying taxes in Phippsburg for 25-plus years and my family for another 80 years before that. Two (of three) selectmen stand against a mask mandate because they think it undermines citizen liberty. Has common sense completely fled the building? Let’s get rid of seat belt requirements, too. How about underage driving? Or […]
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Letter to the editor: Phippsburg selectman views mandate as suggestion
Phippsburg Selectman Chris Mixon opposes the enforcement of mask mandates and finds the issue not to be one of public safety, but “freedom.” His notion that the enforcement of requirements, or laws, is a matter of using “my rights to take rights away from people” is curious, as it suggests that Mixon believes laws are […]
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Letter to the editor: Dissenters should suggest alternatives to Maine’s state of emergency
A legislator’s declaration of resistance undercuts his expressed wish for Republicans and Democrats to work together on a solution.
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Letter to the Editor: Federal government needs to raise revenue
Nestled in the briefings column of Friday’s newspaper were the federal deficit figures for the first two months of the 2021 fiscal year. The federal government spent nearly double its revenues. This, even without any new coronavirus relief measures. While there is a strong case for deficit spending in times of crisis, I am perplexed […]
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Letter to the Editor: Maine climate proposals not enough to stop warming
Your editorial in the Dec. 6 Sunday Telegram, “Climate report sets right goals for Maine,” suggests that the adoption of the Climate Council’s strategies and “reasonable planning” can help us ward off catastrophic climate impacts. I wish it were so. While these strategies are commendable and groundbreaking, it must be understood that the State’s long […]
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Letter to the Editor: Electric cars are a boon not a sacrifice
In view of the primacy of electric vehicles in the Maine Climate Action Plan, I wanted to follow up on Dan Lyons’ point that the transition is not painful. I got a Tesla Y in July. I initially kept my gas car as I wasn’t quite sure how the e-car would work, or whether I […]
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Letter to the Editor: Fight climate change with conservation
The ‘Thirty by Thirty’ campaign would protect 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030.