Supporters of legal actions taken in Oklahoma, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming to make abortion a crime claim to be pro-life. These laws are founded on religious beliefs and should not be allowed in a country that claims separation of church and state and freedom of religion. If these “pro-life” people were truly pro-life, they would […]
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Letter to the editor: Caterina will represent House District 126 with integrity, dedication
House District 126 includes northern and western Scarborough as well as parts of Saco and Westbrook. Jean-Marie Caterina is a very capable and experienced leader worthy of our support for this new seat. I’ve known Jean-Marie for some time now and can vouch for her integrity and dedication to public service. She has been a […]
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Letter to the editor: IRS fails to clarify a taxing issue
Not enough people know about the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, which lets taxpayers exclude canceled mortgage debt from their taxable income.
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Letter to the editor: Speed the transition to renewables now
Moving away from fossil fuels will destabilize dictators like Vladimir Putin as well as benefiting our health, our finances and our climate.
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Letter to the editor: Disappointed by Press Herald’s absence from April 13 youth climate rally
Is the Press Herald’s opinion of our youth so little that it’s not worth one sentence in the paper when more than 100 students of Maine showed up on the Maine Capitol steps April 13 to speak about the beauty of our world through dance, poetry and strong knowledge of what is happening to our […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine must model civility in response to COVID asylum limits’ end
Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced the rescindment of Title 42, effective May 23. Established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it gave immigration authorities the power to turn away migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S. border because of the public health crisis. However, some Republican governors are less than pleased. On April […]
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Letter to the editor: Vacant Portland properties could be turned into multiunit housing
I read with keen interest state Rep. Amy Arata’s and Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s commentary on the housing crisis throughout Maine (April 14). The construction of two- to four-family units statewide seems like the obvious solution. While walking the dog, I’ve become aware of numerous vacant properties in Portland on large lots that could […]
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Letter to the Editor: Forced military pledge wrong for refugees
Every day we are witnessing on the news the horrors of war. Yet despite that, we continue to find war an acceptable way of expressing American values. I do not understand how we can continue to believe that such action can ever lead to world peace. Worse yet, when refugees coming to this country, fleeing […]
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Letter to the Editor: Dr. King warned of excess defense spending
April 4, marked the 54th anniversary of the day when Martin Luther King was assassinated. Two generations ago, he warned that a nation which spends more on armament than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. President Biden’s proposed $813 billion military budget shows how completely our government has ignored that warning. This […]