The U.S. Department of Agriculture is complicit in the suffering of dogs and puppies raised in federally licensed puppy mills, which is why I am thanking Rep. Chellie Pingree for cosponsoring and working to pass Goldie’s Act (HR 6100). This federal agency is responsibility for protecting dogs from cruelty in USDA-licensed commercial facilities, but they […]
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Letter to the editor: U.S., U.N. leaders’ voices missing from Ukraine advocacy
This is no time for equivocating – the war should be front-page news until Putin is pushed out.
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Letter to the editor: Designate I-295 ‘automobiles only’ through Portland, Falmouth
Detouring 18-wheelers, as was done during the bridge replacement, will make the city and its streets quieter, safer and less polluted.
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Letter to the editor: A different perspective on flags as beacons
Regarding Michael Smith’s letter of April 24 on the Ukrainian and the American flags, many of us have a different perspective based on recent events: The blue and yellow: A democratically elected government and sovereign state defending itself against the illegal invasion and war crimes of an authoritarian madman. Red, white and blue: Tainted by […]
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Letter to the editor: Nemitz’s flag column overlooks another local business
I usually agree with Bill Nemitz, but I think he missed the mark in his April 21 column about his new Maine-made Ukrainian flag. Flags are powerful symbols, meant to convey aspects of pride, loyalty, politics and geography. One of my sons was so enamored of flags that he constantly drew them and became a […]
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Letter to the editor: MaineHealth-Anthem conflict symbol of something bigger
The dispute between MaineHealth and Anthem is a perfect illustration of why for-profit health care is a bad idea. Philip Moss Cape Elizabeth
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Letter to the editor: Portland Charter Commission proposals should include price tags
As the Portland Charter Commission works to assemble a preliminary report for the City Council by the upcoming May 9 deadline, I write to ask that each of the commissioners’ proposals that ends up being submitted to the voters be accompanied by an estimate of its cost to implement; savings that are projected to accrue, […]
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Letter to the editor: Rising immigration adding to U.S. housing challenges
We may hit a tipping point for people to find housing in the USA with so many immigrants and others being allowed to enter our country at such a fast rate. Where are we supposed to house all these people? It’s hard to find and expensive now to get a house or an apartment. The […]
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Letter to the editor: Support honeybees by observing No Mow May
What an excellent idea presented by Carole Miller’s letter to the editor in the April 23 Press Herald (“No Mow May movement will benefit Maine’s bees, too”). I see the benefits of No Mow May: It would give our honeybees, which are having a hard time, a much better chance to forage! These bees are […]
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Letter to the editor: Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1626, support justice for tribes in Maine
I write on behalf of 53 members of the congregation of the First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Church in Portland. We are asking Gov. Mills to sign or let pass into law L.D. 1626: An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act. Our faith stands for […]