As a proud Portland school parent and member of the school board, I write to proudly support Spencer Thibodeau for mayor. Spencer is not only a leader, but also a team player. He has worked collaboratively with people in Portland and throughout Maine. He served on Gov. Mills’ gubernatorial transition team, developed great working relationships […]
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins can help fight global AIDS crisis
Over the past 15 years, we’ve made immense progress in the global AIDS fight, but the disease remains a deadly crisis. Every day, the AIDS epidemic claims over 2,000 lives. Now that there’s been an agreement on the federal budget, it’s important that Congress sends a clear signal to the world that America intends to […]
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Letter to the editor: Endorsements of current Portland officeholders no help to voters
City residents should be allowed to make decisions ‘free of the biases of those who presently hold office.’
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Letter to the editor: Disillusionment sways constituent toward Sen. Collins’ next opponent
I am a registered Maine Democrat and have been for most of my adult life. That being said, like many other Maine Democrats, I have voted for a candidate from the Republican Party because I felt they were the most qualified candidate. I voted for Bill Cohen, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins as moderate Republicans […]
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Letter to the editor: Speak up for people who are priced out of housing in Portland
The purpose of this letter is to say publicly some things that should have been said a long time ago. Our city needs to address the greed of big landlords here, and the best way to do it is by defining discrimination. Taxpayers fund programs to help veterans, seniors and the disabled. Many companies respond […]
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Letter to the editor: Slow transition best way to ensure that Americans embrace universal coverage
In last week’s Democratic debate, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren each made an observation, easily lost in the weeds of the health care debate. Sen. Warren pointed out that the issue is not insurance per se, but rather the cost of health care, which, by law, makes up at least […]
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Letter to the editor: GOP needs another Margaret Chase Smith
Perhaps the most important issue in the 2020 campaign is the moral and emotional fitness of Donald Trump for the office he holds. His recent behavior gives cause for more doubt than ever. Voters need to know Sen. Susan Collins’ position on this question: Is Mr. Trump a leader we can be proud of? On […]
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Letter to the editor: News about mounting deficit belonged on front page
Your Friday the 13th edition had two unsuperstitious but disturbing articles as far as our grandchildren are concerned. One of them was on Page A1: It was about the Trump administration rolling back various clean water protections, a threat to one of our two most essential natural resources (air’s the other one). The other was […]
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Letter to the editor: Anti-browntail pesticides not worth the harm they could cause
We’d be better off encouraging research into a fungus that can kill the caterpillars.
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Letter to the editor: Collins’ wall vote underscores divide between her words and her actions
Another day, another instance of breathtaking hypocrisy from Sen. Susan Collins – this time at the expense of military families. The senator’s latest betrayal follows the same tiresome pattern that has become all too familiar to Mainers: Say the right thing; vote the wrong way; rinse and repeat. Last Wednesday, Collins announced that she would […]