In just weeks, the district developed a distance learning program for 1,000 students that engages young people and connects them with their classmates.
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Letter to the editor: Gideon’s energy, new ideas will be welcome in Senate
I am a Maine senior supporting Democrat Sara Gideon for U.S. Senate. There is a time when every senior must step aside and let the next generation take our place in the workforce. Susan Collins has been a senator for 24 years. That is enough. It is time for the voters of Maine to elect […]
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Letter to the editor: Helpful coverage of voting system needs ‘social’ exposure
Re: “When does tallying of absentee votes begin? Election Day” (Sept. 29, Page A1): I want to commend Staff Writer Scott Thistle for his thorough, well-organized explanation of absentee vote tallying. I’ve been voting for decades and never knew the details. I believe every newspaper should publish this kind of clear, step-by-step article for their […]
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Letter to the editor: Trump’s egotism, ignorance have fueled high U.S. COVID toll
According to the National Center for Health Statistics and other agencies, the number of deaths in the United States, for 2019, were: • Murders: 16,425 • Auto crashes: 38,800 • Suicides: 48,344 • Overdoses: 70,980 Total: 174,549 This year, the COVID-19 virus has already claimed over 200,000 U.S. lives, and will continue to do so […]
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Letter to the editor: Giving teachers access to N-95 masks will keep schools open
Maine’s teachers are vulnerable to COVID-19 now that schools have begun, and now that they are partly or fully teaching in person at the schools. It would make good sense to provide them with N-95 masks like first responders and medical personnel have. It works well for medical staff, who are even more exposed, depending […]
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Letter to the editor: ‘Predator’ ads reveal Collins’ hypocrisy
I am stunned by Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ ads criticizing Democrat Sara Gideon for “looking the other way” while an “accused sexual predator” taught at a local high school. Susan Collins looked “the other way” and cast the key vote to place an “accused sexual predator,” Brett Kavanaugh, on the Supreme Court for life. And, […]
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Letter to the editor: Schools responsible for teaching facts, not opinions
Deering’s co-principals deprived students of a teaching moment by passing judgment on a grand jury’s decision in the killing of Breonna Taylor.
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Letter to the editor: Support People First Portland initiatives to keep city livable
I love Portland. I love its diversity, its natural beauty and its small-town feeling. It is why I recently moved here from Asheville, North Carolina. When I consider buying a house and raising a family here, I worry that I won’t be able to. It seems impossible as a working-class resident. Regular folks are getting […]
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Letter to the editor: A vote for Biden is a vote for our democracy’s future
For the first time in American history, we have a president who does not believe in democratic values. This is shocking. In my lifetime, we have gone from President Reagan, who, in the name of democracy, urged the Soviets to tear down the Berlin Wall, to President Trump, who threatens to reject the results of […]
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Letter to the editor: It’s not smart to give young kids a phone
Use of the devices is correlated with anxiety, depression and inattention – but a Portland parent says she’s seeing more of them in the hands of elementary schoolers.