‘The country surely is big enough and strong enough to recognize the joy of two people in love, regardless of their gender.’
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Letter to the editor: Thankful for police presence during school lockdown
In this season of gratitude, “thank you” to the Portland Police Department and the Portland High School building administration. On Nov. 15, the Portland police received a call about an active shooter in the school. I teach social studies at PHS, but on that day I was out sick. As texts about the lockdown started […]
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Letter to the editor: Count your blessings this Thanksgiving
Today I purchased 23 cards, two for family birthdays that are coming up and the others filled with Thanksgiving wishes. I hadn’t really planned on buying so many “turkey texts,” but the illustrations, the colors and the well wishes were just irresistible. Have you noticed that about Thanksgiving cards? Of all the seasonal cards, they’re […]
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Letter to the editor: A case for retaining Jan. 6 committee
It seems to me that it would be in Kevin McCarthy’s interest to keep the Jan. 6 committee alive after the new Congress is seated. It would certainly help ensure that Trump’s wrongdoings would continue to be revealed, thus diminishing the threat of that malignant, narcissistic sociopath from regaining political power, and allowing the Republican […]
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Letter to the editor: Telling responses from Poliquin and LePage
I was struck by, I assume, the final comments from Bruce Poliquin and Paul LePage over the past few days, as recorded in the Press Herald (Nov. 14 and Nov. 10, respectively). It seems their very comments contain the keys to their loss. Poliquin urged Democrats “to show compassion by starting to fix the mess […]
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Letter to the editor: The unseen costs of switching to electric energy
Concerning the new trend toward the electrification of America, here’s just a reminder of what’s to come. This stampede to switch to electric cars and heat pumps will put a big strain on our already crumbling grid. Electric vehicles will have to beef up their electrical services. Night workers will charge up their cars during […]
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Letter to the editor: Singing the praises of unsung workers
Since all the political hoopla has subsided (for now), don’t you think it would be a good time to acknowledge and thank those who work around us and for us daily, year in and year out? I’m talking about the Parks and Recreations Department, whose workers maintain all of the South Portland properties, lawns and […]
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Letter to the editor: Some other reasons LePage lost the election
We need ranked-choice voting for all elective offices to ensure our leaders are supported by a majority of the electorate.
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Letter to the editor: Column on referendum process reform spot on
At a minimum, we should start by raising the minimum number of signatures required to trigger a referendum initiative to at least 4,000.
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Letter to the editor: Why was it necessary to clear Pine Grove Preserve?
I just returned from a walk in what was once Pine Grove Woods. We used to love walking our dog there. Whose brilliant idea was it to turn a beautiful natural landscape into something apocalyptic? We were told it would be an improvement, a clearing of dead wood. It looks like the aftermath of a […]