I don’t know if Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife officials had any viable alternative to killing the bear that attacked a woman in her backyard (“Bear that bit woman has been euthanized,” July 4, Page B2), but when I was stationed with the U.S. Army in Alaska, we employed a different method that won praise […]
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Letter to the editor: Front-page story choice shows misplaced priorities
July 5 front-page articles about a fading regional theater’s revival and people tired of the rainy summer. And on Page A2, an article about, God forbid, the Barbie movie being banned in Vietnam. What do they all have in common? Your editorial staff seemingly found them more newsworthy than an article about Monday’s average worldwide […]
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Letter to the editor: How did the accused Westbrook shooter obtain a gun?
We can’t keep troubled people from having access to lethal weapons until we learn how they got and kept them in the first place.
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Letter to the editor: Struggling Mainers should be prioritized above asylum seekers
According to Feeding America, one in seven Maine children suffers from food insecurity. Maine Equal Justice estimates that over 70,000 Mainers (5.3%) live in “deep” or “extreme” poverty – or with an income below 50% of the poverty level. Additionally, over 35,000 Maine children live in poverty – an estimated 14% of the state’s children. […]
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Letter to the editor: Providing safe consumption sites can restore drug users’ humanity
Most Democrats and independents, except for a handful, along with the Bangor Daily News, support safe consumption sites. But there are people in the Bangor City Council, Bangor legislative delegation and the governorship who are opposing or blocking L.D. 1364 – safe consumption sites. Bangor’s state senator made a floor speech in which he stated […]
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Letter to the editor: Immigrant grateful for support of Maine community
I am writing to express our deep gratitude for the help and support the Maine community has given me and my family as an immigrant. Thanks to this wonderful community of Americans, we were able to benefit from dignified and respectful reception, legal and social protection, access to health, education and training, as well as […]
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Letter to the editor: What’s being done for the homeless in South Portland?
I read that the state is planning to pay for a second hotel in South Portland to temporarily house asylum seekers (June 26). Also, an agreement was negotiated where the state would cover the to house the families and individuals at the hotel through June 2024. Consequently, these people will have a roof over their […]
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Letter to the editor: We must not fail to remember D-Day
The ultimate sacrifice made by the Allied troops on June 6, 1944, and the following 30 days allowed us to build the diverse society that we have today.
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Letter to the editor: Now I understand why people become ‘Trumpers’
I’m no fan of Donald Trump in any respect. That aside, Trump has a lot of fans. Again, not me. His fans exist in all income, demographic groups and population classifications. To the pundits and talking heads, this is something that they can’t understand. I’ve become convinced that the pundits and talking heads don’t understand […]
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Letter to the editor: Clean Cooking Support Act represents a valuable opportunity
I commend Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins for introducing new legislation last week that has important implications for air quality around the world. While Maine escaped the worst of the smoke from Canada’s recent wildfires, the headlines from much of the East Coast were a powerful reminder that we can’t take clean air for granted. The […]