I think we Portanders will ever see The beauty of each and every tree Chosen and charming Thanks to arborist Jeff Tarling! All our seasons, parks and pathways are enhanced, Beauty and delight at a mere glance. Goodbye, friend, and thanks for a job well done. Terry Weyl Portland
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Letter to the editor: Stores should compensate customers for work done in self-checkout lines
Regarding the self-checkout lines at big box stores and grocery stores: If we are being forced to do someone else’s job, I think we should be entitled to compensation. For example, take 5% to 10% off our entire order at the time we check out. Or, if the store issues customer loyalty points, award double […]
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Letter to the editor: Congress must raise the debt ceiling
‘The U.S. government needs to borrow to meet its obligation. These borrowings cover the congressionally approved expenditures,’ a reader says.
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Letter to the editor: House speaker’s party must seize chance to cut spending, boost revenue
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is right. We’re spending too much. It’s a relief to see his party regaining their fiscal sensibilities. After all, this is the party that continues to defeat gun legislation to curb the $557 billion spent on gun violence annually. It’s the party that gutted women’s health care options. Before Roe was lost […]
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Letter to the editor: As Roux Institute plans advance, keep designs true to this city, region
I applaud the Roux family‘s choice of Portland as the Roux Institute’s home, and Northeastern University as its academic partner, an international leader in cooperative education. If the institute achieves its ambitious vision and goals, it will be a welcome addition to the economic, civic, social and intellectual life of this city and region. There […]
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Letter to the editor: Former South Portland shipyard could be home to high-paying jobs
Let’s consider developing a site to build new kinds of batteries that could be ready for market very soon.
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Letter to the editor: See and be seen while driving
I have noticed that many people driving at dawn or dusk, in snow or rainy conditions, don’t put their headlights on. I frequently flash my lights to them to signal they don’t have theirs on. Only about one in 10 responds by turning their lights on. My question to them is: “Do you not understand […]
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Letter to the editor: Don’t change Maine’s school funding system
The Arizona voucher program that a legislator lauded in a recent column will be costly and lack accountability.
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Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power will be local, reliable, lower-cost utility
I am compelled to respond to misinformation in two recent letters to the editor written by Central Maine Power employees. Pine Tree Power, a consumer-owned utility proposed by our bipartisan Legislature but not signed into law by Gov. Mills, garnered more than enough signatures on a citizens’ petition to be on our November ballot for […]
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Letter to the editor: CMP should seek customer reimbursement, not rate hike
Most assuredly, nothing can compare to the horrendous conditions of life in Ukraine at this moment. However, I still feel the need to complain of having no power or water for well over a day here in southern Maine recently. As of 8 a.m. Jan. 24, after over a full day of no power or […]