Re: A Nov. 21 Portland Press Herald article, “Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster following fishery’s loss of 2 sustainability labels”: By enacting its free market choice to stop selling lobster, Whole Foods is doing its part to save whales from extinction. Entanglement from lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to […]
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Letter to the editor: My Thanksgiving list was longer this year
Many pause at this time of year to give thanks for food, family, friends, health and other blessings. This year I can’t stop adding electricity, heat, water and sewage to the list. Due to relentless targeted missile attacks by Russia’s military forces, millions of Ukrainians find themselves in freezing temperatures without heat or electricity; no […]
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Letter to the editor: It’s not whales vs. people
I confess I don’t know how much of a threat lobstering poses to right whales. I have a suspicion that neither does Robert Charles (“Maine Voices: Stop trying to shame Maine’s lobstermen,” Nov. 30), nor does he seem to care much. The choice isn’t between putting “whales over people,” as Charles writes. It’s whether human […]
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Letter to the editor: Golden’s Wabanaki tribes act deserves support
As a mother who has been trying to teach my children ways we can treat everyone with respect, dignity and equality, there is a new opportunity to model this – support our Wabanaki neighbors. The Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act was sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden and has passed the House with bipartisan support. […]
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Letter to the editor: Does an Alzheimer’s caregiver close to you need a break?
As National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family Caregivers month comes to a close, I would like to share our story with you. My husband, Mark, became one of the more than 6 million Americans living with the disease, and I joined the ranks of the more than 11 million family and friends serving as […]
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Letter to the editor: Bowdoin should reconsider project with neighbors in mind
A bow of gratitude for Prof. Aaron Kitch’s recent column (“Maine Voices: Redevelopment of Bowdoin athletic fields a cause for concern,” Nov. 26). I live one short block from the fields in question and I frequently enjoy walking in the woods that Bowdoin College proposes to destroy. A good portion of the walking paths there […]
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Letter to the editor: Westbrook nails the holiday spirit
My hat is off to Doug Eaton and his hardworking team at Westbrook Public Services Department for the incredible Christmas light display in the City of Westbrook. Not only do they do a fantastic job clearing snow from the roads and sidewalks in the wintertime and repaint crosswalks and sweep the streets in the summertime, […]
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Letter to the editor: Let’s start charging for the cost of gun violence
Every week, guns kill hundreds of members of our families, friends and neighbors in the U.S. Tens of thousands of people die from gun violence each year, costing us an estimated $557 billion every year. That’s the price we pay to ensure that every wannabe Rambo and 007 can prop up their deflated virility with […]
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins needs to look in the mirror
Excellent story by Colin Woodard, as usual, on the power the Maine delegation will, or won’t, wield after the midterms (“As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout,” Nov. 27). He quotes Sen. Collins as saying the national party needs to “take a hard look” at why the party lost so […]
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Letter to the editor: Iranian protesters deserve a show of solidarity
On Nov. 29, the Iranian soccer team will play against the United States. This is the time to show solidarity with the Iranian protesters; the American soccer players can afford to express their position freely, unlike the Iranian team. Some people may say that sports should not be “politicized.” Yet a show of solidarity would […]