Want to explode the heads of the self-righteous? Point out facts exemplifying their years of ineptitude failing to solve a problem they present as “our top focus.” This is what City Councilor Tae Chong did when he criticized the failure of the Portland school board, the Portland Public Schools superintendent and the “progressive” groups who […]
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Letter to the editor: Question 1 ensures corridor will be built, one way or another
A ‘yes’ vote will let legislators change projects that are already underway; a ‘no’ vote will give the CMP corridor a thumbs-up.
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Letter to the editor: Big events fail to lead to big societal change
Why is it that so many people have such short memories? When some big, often-tragic event happens, we are all outraged or saddened and there are many calls for action. A few examples I can think of were the Newtown massacre of children in school; the horrible climate events this past summer in the U.S. […]
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Letter to the editor: Reconciliation costs still outweighed by defense spending
A $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in the Senate. A $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package (that also includes a lot of infrastructure) has moved in the House. And everyone’s hair is on fire because that adds up to a whopping $4.5 trillion. But what everyone forgets, passes over or ignores is that this enormous amount […]
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Letter to the editor: Forensic audits needed to restore trust in elections
If we don’t examine the process, we won’t know whether or not we have a problem.
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Letter to the editor: Maine legislator misleads on federal bills’ small-business impact
The Sept. 25 letter by state Rep. Nathan Wadsworth is highly deceptive. He claims that bills in Congress (HR 1068/S.1598) would “tax the very investments that many small businesses rely on … .” This is untrue. Those bills would change the tax status of “carried interest,” which is now taxed as long-term capital gains. They […]
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Letter to the editor: Senate has window of opportunity to act on climate
Your Sept. 19 editorial, “Our View: The last best chance at major climate action” (Page D2), highlights the dire situation of our planet. And it asks the right question at the right time about the opportunity Congress has with the budget reconciliation bill: “Will enough members of Congress seize this last, best chance at enacting […]
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Letter to the editor: Killer drone program makes our country less safe
The despicable drone attack of Aug, 29, which killed seven innocent children and three adults in the Ahmadi family in Kabul, Afghanistan, was just the latest extrajudicial execution conducted by the United States Air Force at Creech Air Force Base. It is here, 40 miles north of Las Vegas, in the “belly of the beast,” […]
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Letter to the editor: New program would offer Maine students alternative to quarantine
A strategy called ‘test to stay’ would allow uninfected close contacts to stay in the classroom.
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Letter to the editor: Hospital officials unable to justify disparity in costs
Recently I called the president of my local hospital. I got her answering machine and was told she’d get back to me. I asked her: Why would two CAT scans be $3,000 cheaper 30 miles down the road? And how could they justify the difference? I never got a reply, but I think I got […]