The South Portland Ad Hoc Dog Committee has asked if I support an enclosed dog park with dogs prohibited from all public spaces in South Portland or leashed in public spaces. My short answer is, no, I am not willing to use an enclosed, restrictive, unsanitary, unshaded, ungrassed, enclosed dog park in a city with […]
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Letter: Economists’ study not worth the paper it’s printed on
John Balentine’s insightful COVID story actually made me think. Like him, I am upset that many media outlets dismissed the Johns Hopkins working paper that Johns Hopkins did not endorse, even though it was based on thousands of previous studies (“Here’s Something: COVID lockdown story points to media’s failings,” Feb. 11). Well, the number actually […]
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Letter: It all adds up when it comes to presidential administrations
In 1980, I bought a house in Portland, where I was hired as a teacher. My mortgage rate was 14.8%. “Unheard of,” you say, youngsters? Oh, not so. Guess who was president? Jimmy Carter, a Democrat (Jan 20, 1977, to Jan 20, 1981). Nice man, but the economy was not his strong point. And, isn’t […]
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Letter: Susan Collins has an ethical obligation to denounce Trump
Sen. Collins, stand up for ethics and make sure this racist stain has no place in the Republican party. Trump admitted recently that he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the election. One that he had lost by some 7 million votes and 74 electoral votes. He promotes the lie that there was fraud that kept […]
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Letter: Balentine’s attacks on governor without merit
In his column on the ineffectiveness of COVID lockdowns, Mr. Balentine relies on a study that he acknowledges is not peer-reviewed (“Here’s Something: COVID lockdown story points to media’s failings,” Feb. 9). That study may or may not be persuasive when tested by peers. However, Mr. Balentine’s attacks on Gov. Mills’ attempts – based inevitably […]
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Letter: Source of Balentine’s COVID-media column misleading
John Balentine got one thing right (a new personal record for him) in the COVID lockdown story that points to the media’s failings (“Here’s Something: COVID lockdown story points to media’s failings,” Feb. 9). He’s right, I hadn’t heard of the explosive relevance of a Johns Hopkins study disproving the effectiveness of vaccines and masking. […]
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Letter: ‘Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it’
On Jan. 10, CNN aired a documentary entitled “The Fight to Save American Democracy,” narrated by Fareed Zakaria. Much of the following is Zakaria’s quotes, taken from the documentary. Hitler came to power by eroding democracy from within, “enabled by Germany’s conservative establishment.” Germany “underestimated him and was eventually destroyed by him.” Political insiders willingly […]
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Letter: Trump supporters need to wake up and face reality
What does it take for supporters of Trump to reject him? Luring you in with his toxic rhetoric and (mostly) empty promises, ask yourselves, what has he actually achieved to make your lives better and/or safer? Trump’s main priority is promoting “the big lie” about the 2020 election, which he legitimately lost. His run for […]
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Letter: Falmouth mask meeting was exercise in civility
The most recent Falmouth Town Council meeting on Jan. 31 should be remembered as a perfect example of democracy in action. The question at hand was whether or not to mandate the wearing of face masks for indoor public spaces in Falmouth. That was the question, but the meeting was about much more. The meeting […]
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Letter: A common language unites Americans
I disagree with Abdi Nor Iftin. A country that speaks many different languages is not united (“Through My Lens: Here’s hoping that as Maine goes, so goes the nation,” Jan. 7). People who come to America, like every other nationality that has, should make a priority of learning to speak English. Otherwise, we cannot communicate […]