Many in the GOP are working overtime to restrict voting – and Sen. Collins seems to be acting in line with them.
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Letter to the editor: Sen. King wrong on nuclear weapons policy
I’m writing to express my concern with Sen. King’s position on funding the upgrade of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which are now being referred to as Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). Back in May, Sen. King was leaning toward this endorsement but wasn’t fully convinced. By September, though, he expressed full support for the […]
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Letter to the editor: A banner day for fossil fuels
Both internationally and in Maine, politicians and voters dropped the ball this week on chances to show commitment to battling climate change.
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Letter to the editor: Let’s close the student-achievement gap
Pious Ali, Ben Grant and Erica King were wrong to write that school board member and City Council candidate Roberto Rodriguez doesn’t represent toxic politics (Oct. 13). This kind of language won’t close the racial achievement gap and ignores core performance criteria. Rodriguez was trying to cancel someone for saying claims of systemic racism are […]
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Letter to the editor: Force Congress to act on climate change
Climate change has been in our news constantly, and especially now while the Glascow climate summit is being held. For those of us who believe in science, it is an anxious time, wondering if humanity can avoid this slow motion train wreck. No matter what your cause, climate change is sure to make the situation […]
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Letter to the editor: Ignore the supply chain, give a gift from the heart
The media frenzy surrounding the supply chains and potential “lack of availability for that perfect gift” have me thinking: Is this what we have reduced our Christmas and holidays to? Shopping in October and buy, buy, buy? Few of us actually need more stuff. How about not buying into all the media hype this year. […]
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Letter to the editor: Tesla showing the way in EV production
I’ve held my tongue and kept my powder dry for the last few years while Tesla builds a material number of cars that make it the catalyst for legacy carmakers to not only start making all-electric cars, but vow to convert within a decade to all electric vehicles. If Tesla was a Japanese company, the […]
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Letter to the editor: Vaccines are a gift to us all
The rest of the world yearns to have the privilege that we have to be safe and to keep our communities healthy.
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins, why don’t you write a voting-rights bill?
Senator Collins responded to letters criticizing her refusal to discuss the Freedom to Vote Act. I expect our “most bi-partisan senator” to do better. I challenge her to write and support a voting rights bill. She cites the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But it was diminished by the courts. Now some states are passing […]
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Letter to the editor: Standardized tests a waste of time
In the best of times, standardized testing is a poor use of student educational time. Only 28 percent of 10,000 teachers polled thought it was an effective way to measure learning. At this time, after most students missed vast amounts of learning last year, continuing to test as if everyone is at normal levels is […]