I want to implore PMA to go back to the drawing board and redesign its plans for extending the first-class museum. My plea is directly motivated by Sarah Hansen’s column last week (“Commentary: Portland Museum of Art must now proceed with care,” March 19) and by visiting the museum this weekend to once again view […]
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Letter to the editor: Immigrant stories are enlightening, hopeful
I applaud the Portland Press Herald for enlightening its readers to the world of individuals who are our new neighbors here in Maine. Reporter Kelly Bouchard told us about the 6-year-old boy from Afghanistan who suffered from a bullet in his face as he was trying to flee his native country with his mother. The […]
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Letter to the editor: Limits on coyote killing are no slippery slope
This letter is in support of L.D. 814. Coyotes, Maine’s native dogs and most maligned keystone carnivores, are an integral part of a healthy Maine ecosystem. These predators feed primarily on rodents, which carry ticks and Lyme disease. They are nature’s tick and Lyme disease control. Yet, they can be slaughtered all year because it […]
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Letter to the editor: How to charge ahead on EVs
For electric vehicles to be attractive to buyers, a network of DC fast charger,” can charge my car in about 45 minutes.
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Letter to the editor: Seagrass meadows have a big story to tell
Coverage of its decline in Casco Bay, together with reporting on the recent U.N. findings, weaves ‘global and local challenges together,’ a reader says.
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Letter to the editor: Keep Good Samaritan law as it is
Last legislative session, hand in hand with Maine’s recovery community, we passed – and Gov. Mills signed into law – the strongest Good Samaritan law in the nation. We did this because we know that saving lives is the most important thing that can happen at the scene of an overdose. However, this session, a […]
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Letter to the editor: Apply a surcharge to fossil fuels
A recent Associated Press article (“Alaskan oil project adds yet another climate concern,” March 14) highlights an important factor in the struggle to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil fuels. Regardless of how much green renewable energy is introduced into the market, as long as fossil fuels are subsidized and underpriced, dependence on (aka “addiction to”) […]
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Letter to the editor: South Portland lawn mower proposal is virtue-signaling
It will cost residents of the city a lot of money to replace their gas-powered mowers and leaf blowers with electric ones.
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Letter to the editor: Ads attacking Pine Tree Power sit poorly
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like I am being bamboozled by Central Maine Power. I think people are much smarter than CMP thinks. We just went through yet another major storm, and it’s the same old story in my neck of the woods: The power went down and stayed down. Evidently, flip a […]
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Letter to the editor: Djokovic highlights outdated vaccine policy
Novak Djokovic is currently tied with Rafael Nadal for having won the most men’s grand-slam championships in professional tennis history. Djokovic has steadfastly resisted COVID-19 vaccination. As a result, he’s been denied U.S. entry for the first two consequential tournaments of 2023. He also has lost his No. 1 ranking. The U.S. has an outdated, […]