Regarding the recent op-ed on farm workers (“Commentary: Farmworkers deserve same rights as other workers,” April 18), we own a small diversified u-pick orchard in southern Maine. We consider our employees more like family. Because we hire 15- to 16-year-olds during the summer and fall and pay them minimum wage, we adjust our long-term employees’ […]
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Letter to the editor: Portland was pushed around by neo-Nazis
While it’s unclear who takes accountability in Portland, what we do know is that if our leaders don’t push back, we can expect to be pushed around again.
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Letter to the editor: Crack down on construction industry tax fraud
It’s no secret the construction industry has gained – even earned – a dubious reputation. Lack of transparency, wasteful spending and unfair labor practices, to name a few. While this may not apply to responsible contractors, (yes, they do exist) it comes as no surprise that there are crooks. Unfortunately, we the taxpayers are doubly […]
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Letter to the editor: Texans will not want to come to Maine
I’m afraid the billboards in Texas persuading veterans to move to Maine are a waste of money (“Everything is bigger in Texas, including Maine’s help wanted signs,” April 18). When I worked for National Semiconductor in 2009, it decided to close its Texas factory and offered the affected workers positions at our South Portland facility. […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine should join National Popular Vote Compact
For most of our lives, we have taken our democracy for granted. Recent events though have shown us how fragile the system is and how easily exploited. In two of the past six presidential elections, the candidate who won the most popular votes lost the election. If enacted, the National Popular Vote Compact would help […]
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Letter to the editor: Many in favor of saving Frank J. Wood Bridge
Thank you for the recent article about the ongoing fight to preserve the historic Frank J. Wood Bridge (“Battle over Topsham-Brunswick bridge replacement nearing an end,” April 9). While the article provided a useful overview of complex litigation, it suggested that the iconic steel-truss bridge was not historically significant enough to save, and that fewer […]
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Letter to the editor: Beaming along with our newest citizens
They remind us of what we and most native-born citizens take for granted at times.
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Letter to the editor: Lucky we can disagree with government policy
Two recent letters opposing U.S. involvement in Ukraine are fine examples of the right of every American to disagree publicly with government policies, even when the majority supports those policies (“Think twice before calling Russian invasion ‘unprovoked’,” April 12 and “The U.S. does not want negotiated peace,” April 18). I say this sincerely, despite rejecting […]
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Letter to the editor: I’ve dropped my defenses to gun violence
The Kentucky and Alabama shootings last weekend affected me deeply. Maybe it was the cumulative effect of so many mass shootings recently, or maybe I finally dropped my defenses enough to truly feel what that loss must be like, but I can’t take this violence and insanity anymore without speaking up. These tragedies keep repeating […]
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Letter to the editor: A new amendment can repeal the Second Amendment
When you have a disease, medicine can treat the symptoms and you might feel better. But if the underlying cause of the symptoms is not treated the disease will continue to cause symptoms. We have gun disease in America. For decades now, gun violence is happening with greater frequency. There’s a lot of talk about […]