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Letter to the editor: Moving away from weapons of mass destruction, toward world health
On this 76th anniversary this month of our country’s nuclear bombing of the cities of Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945), it’s a good time to take stock of our country’s approach to the use and value of nuclear weapons. It was a hard week for such contemplation. Just days ago, a […]
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Letter to the editor: Oil, gas companies helping fund anti-Clean Energy Corridor campaign
Re: “Letter to the editor: Don’t believe the hype – CMP’s proposed corridor is bad for Maine” (July 9): A recent letter in the Press Herald by an opponent of the Clean Energy Corridor is comical. The writer states that the campaign to stop clean energy is “grassroots” when it is anything but. The opposition […]
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Letter to the editor: How the unvaccinated can help turn this pandemic around
This week I heard a commentator on a news network say, “If you’re not vaccinated, go to a mirror to see an image of the only person you care about.” It was striking, but I don’t believe it’s true. I think there are unvaccinated people who simply have health-related issues, or a crisis-fear of needles, […]
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Letter to the editor: No reason to speak up about proposed Maine Turnpike toll hike
The agency is seeking another way to boost its revenue and further cement its control – the public can’t keep that from happening.
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Letter to the editor: Inaction raises questions about Unitil
I live on Iffley Street, a one-block-long street running in between Belfort and Verrill streets in the Riverton area. Since moving in three years ago, we wondered why Unitil, the public utility natural gas provider for Portland, did not finish coming down Belfort Street, round the corner on Iffley and continue up Verrill Street. According […]
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins faces test of ‘moderate’ reputation
As was stated in the Aug. 3 lead editorial (“Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now”), Maine Sen. Susan Collins voted with all the rest of the Senate Republicans to filibuster the For the People Act, keeping it from coming forward for debate in the U.S. Senate. This vote is shameful, and a blatant […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine loggers thank Sen. Collins, Rep. Golden for pandemic relief efforts
Thanks to the hard work of Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden, Maine loggers finally have access to $200 million in COVID relief funds promised to them seven months ago. This aid designated specifically for their industry is a historic first for timber harvesters and haulers. Although the Loggers Relief Act, authored by Sen. […]
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Letter to the editor: Olympic medalist’s patriotism is refreshing
Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who won the gold in women’s wrestling, exclaims, ‘I love representing the U.S.’
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Letter to the editor: Capitol Hill testimony shows Republicans no longer uphold law and order
As we all take witness to the testimony on Capitol Hill from the police who put their lives on the line to protect our senators and members of Congress from domestic terrorists, the Republican Party can no longer claim to be the “law and order” party. In fact, the greatest tragedy of Jan. 6 is […]