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Letter: Republican party has failed the working class

This isn’t hard, folks. What have the Republicans done for the working class? Reduced taxes for only the richest, raising them for the poorest so they have skin in the game? Eliminated safety regulations in the workplace, discouraged the formation of unions trying to protect against those hazards? Dictated how a woman controls her body? […]

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Letter: Cumberland council failed circus animals

There are seven members of the Cumberland Town Council and four of them went on the record to say that they have no authority to reject an application for the fairgrounds as long as that application was filled out correctly (“Circus heading to fairgrounds despite animal concerns,” April 29). Three of those councilors expressed reservations […]

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Letter: DHHS committed to people with disabilities 

In his recent letter (“Health and Human Services fails the most vulnerable,” May 6), Albert Edwards asserts that one of the true measures of a society is how it treats those unable to care for themselves. We agree, which is why the Mills administration has made unprecedented investments in services for individuals with intellectual and […]

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Letter: Maybe Collins should trademark the word maybe

A national news magazine conducts a weekly contest, utilizing a specific item from a past story. In the April 29, 2022, issue of The Week, Meghan Markle (of Prince Harry fame) was highlighted for filing a trademark for the word archetypes. “Employing this trademark theme, contestants were asked to suggest which celebrity would attempt to […]

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Letter: Health and Human Services fails the most vulnerable

One of the true measures of a society is how well it cares for those who cannot, through no fault of their own, care for themselves. My brother-in-law is intellectually and medically disabled and lives with mental illness. He has lived with these challenges since birth. He relies on a well-trained workforce and person-centered plan […]

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Letter: Iftin’s assessment of LePage is spot on

“Immigrants must see past Paul LePage’s false friendship” (“Through My Lens,” April 27). Exactly! Abdi Nor Iftin is calling out LePage for his blatantly dishonest suggestion that he is a “friend to the immigrants.” Abdi correctly points out that LePage sees Black Mainers “as nothing less than illegal people, bringing drugs into the state, and […]