There is a current effort to replace Central Maine Power, or rather Avangrid and Enmax, as our provider of electricity in Maine. As many know, or don’t know, CMP manages the delivery of the electricity by maintaining the power lines, utility poles and the transfer stations. They do not produce electricity. Avangrid and Enmax provide […]
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Through My Lens: New Mainers, get outside, enjoy state to fight neo-Nazi message
This summer has become a summer of resistance for me. I’m exercising that resistance by camping in Trenton and hiking at Acadia National Park. For Black individuals and immigrants in the state, the march of neo-Nazis in Portland in April continues to cause distress and concern. The Nationalist Social Club march, demanding protection for the […]
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Mainewhile: Bob Barker’s signoff still stands: spay or neuter your pets
When I was a kid, staying home sick from school meant getting tucked in on the couch with ginger ale, saltine crackers and game shows on the TV. I wasn’t allowed a lot of TV, so it seemed extra special, sort of a cosmic equalizer for the horrors of the flu. These memories are deep. […]
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Letter: Gorham schools need to get out more information on budget
The presentation of Gorham’s school budget for 2023-24 has been mismanaged from the beginning. Gorham voters have always supported their school system, and would do so again if the necessity for such an increase were properly explained. To offer up a 10% budget increase without enough information is a recipe for failure. Superintendent Heather Perry […]
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Letter: Legislature did listen to majority on abortion
Mike McClellan, in his July 26 Letter to the Editor (“Legislatures need to work for the people, not lobbies“), seems confused about what working for the people looks like. Protecting public health via vaccines is a very proper role for government. Controlling women’s lives by forcing them to give birth is not. A majority of […]
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Letter: If you break it, you own it
When entering an antique store, the owner will state, “If you break it, you own it.” So, if we break Central Maine Power, we own Pine Tree Power. What will owning PTP mean to most Mainers? According to Heather Martin’s opinion piece (“Consumer-owned utility would be powerful improvement,” July 26), PTP “will be a not-for-profit […]
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Letter: Writer said ‘equal protection’ not ‘equal rights’
My July 19 letter, “Affirmative action ruling a good thing for everyone,” supported the Supreme Court’s rejection of race as a factor in college admissions (aka affirmative action). The court cited it as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment equal protection clause. My letter suggested that the pursuit of equal protection under the […]
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Letter: Equal rights an illusion accepted as fact
I want to thank John Mishler of Harpswell for his July 26 letter, “Equal rights under the law? Prove it.” He is correct and I will add there has never been equal rights in this nation since the first signing in 1776. Equal rights has been an illusion, a lie that most people have accepted […]
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Forum: They paved paradise – and put up a parking lot
Well, not exactly. But close. Westbrook almost just paved over its former outdoor pool and put up an ice rink. Thankfully, wisdom prevailed on July 3 when the City Council voted unanimously against the city administration’s poorly-vetted and wasteful $250,000 idea. The proposal is made even more laughable, in this hottest and most humid stretch […]
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Mainewhile: Consumer-owned utility would be powerful improvement
This week’s column almost didn’t make it in because the power went out. Again. Power outages are an inconvenience for me. They are life-threatening for others. The irony of it going out literally moments after I had opened my Central Maine Power bill to find an astronomical leap in cost was not lost on me. […]