As a summer resident of Maine, I have supported the Red Sox Double-A affiliate the Portland Sea Dogs for many years. I understand that minor league baseball is geared toward development of players and not specifically wins and losses. However, the Portland franchise has not had a winning season since 2008. In recent years, the […]
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Letter to the editor: Administrators lack training to address racism in Maine schools
A former superintendent now will teach in the same USM program that failed to prepare her to recognize racism in Kennebunk.
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Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting respects intent of Declaration of Independence
Ranked-choice voting is simpler than how columnist Bill Nemitz portrays it Sept. 1, making predictions on how it may function and raising complicating factors, one of them how, under existing Democratic National Committee rules, the result “won’t be winner-take-all.” His tangled threads themselves become a Gordian knot of confusion. I do like the way Nemitz […]
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Letter to the editor: Parking ticket adds to reasons to avoid Portland
On Aug. 30, I went to a movie at the Portland Museum of Art in the afternoon, which I prefer to trying to park in Portland at night. I parked in a metered lot for two hours. The movie was long and I left to find a parking violation of 12 minutes and a $20 […]
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Letter to the editor: Citizens don’t receive the gun-violence protections that Maine legislators do
I visited the State House recently and had to run a gantlet of officers and bag searches to get in. I wouldn’t normally question such safety precautions, but in this case I strongly object. How dare our lawmakers allow protection of themselves but not of ordinary citizens? I read in the Portland Press Herald, in […]
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Letter to the editor: No Maine child should go without school meals
One proposal: Have districts pay for any student without the means and then receive reimbursement from Augusta.
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Letter to the editor: Thibodeau will be strong advocate for Portland’s schools
Portland’s diverse neighborhood schools and our quality of life are why many choose to start and raise their families here. And as the only candidate who grew up in Portland and went to Portland schools, Spencer Thibodeau will be a strong advocate for our schools as mayor. Spencer’s first meeting after being elected to the […]
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Letter to the editor: Shift the focus of gun-violence discussion
An effective dialogue would look at preventing bodily harm, not ensuring Second Amendment rights.
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Letter to the editor: Workforce development will be a priority for Thibodeau
As a resident and leader of a Portland-based business, I am proud to support Spencer Thibodeau for mayor. The greatest challenge for Maine employers is workforce development. As city councilor, Spencer worked with colleagues to create the Office of Economic Opportunity, connecting immigrants with local businesses and convening community organizations and new Mainers for job […]
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Letter to the editor: Thibodeau isn’t committed to boosting Portland’s affordable-housing supply
In her Aug. 30 letter, Melanie Stevens presents mayoral candidate Spencer Thibodeau as a champion of affordable housing on the Portland City Council, but the facts argue otherwise. Councilor Thibodeau’s donors include “several prominent real estate developers and companies” (“Portland mayoral candidates reveal donors, expenses,” July 17), and the Press Herald story provides a list […]