Re: “About 90,000 sex abuse claims filed in Boy Scouts bankruptcy” (Nov. 17, Page A2): I’m glad to say that Boy Scouts was a positive experience. I learned much about camping and leadership. It was fun and helped prepare me for life. There was probably abuse, but it never reached me. I would hate to […]
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Letter to the Editor: Superintendent gets praise for snow day letter
Even in this pandemic kids need to spend time outside during winter, a reader says.
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Letter to the Editor: Carbon pricing would lower greenhouse gas emissions
Your Dec. 6 editorial correctly stated that “there is no low-cost option when it comes to climate change.” Many changes are needed. Some will be costly. The Maine Climate Council considered which programs to recommend to our Legislature and governor to activate. We trust they will move appropriately to have our state meet its stated […]
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Letter to the Editor: Homeless can’t wait for shelter approval
Some 20 people hunkered down in whatever wraps they had, between the sidewalk and the brick wall of a building on a 20-degree night. Other years, Oxford Street Shelter has taken in homeless people. Overflow of some 50 to 70 persons was accommodated at Preble Street. But then came Covid 19. For a while, overflow […]
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Letter to the Editor: ‘Just in time’ management bad for consumers
This theory of inventory management posits that retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers carry only a minimum inventory, and this will maximize profitability. Otherwise you are tying up money that could be in your bank account drawing interest, invested in the market, or any number of other things that are revenue generating. Excessive inventory is not revenue […]
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Letter to the Editor: Land conservation key to climate fight
Having grown up in Maine, I have been fortunate enough to be exposed to a plethora of outdoor activities and spaces located right in my backyard. A trip down the Androscoggin River is where my passion for fly fishing started at the age of twelve. Now an 18-year-old college student, I reminisce on my days […]
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Letter to the editor: Thankful that Gov. Mills takes her responsibilities seriously
A cartoon about her decision to extend the early closing time for Maine businesses misses the point.
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Letter to the editor: Use non-toxic materials when hunting, fishing
Lawrence G. Keane’s Dec. 13 letter correctly identifies America’s sportsmen and women as active and ardent conservationists. But it dramatically underestimates the importance of replacing lead ammunition with non-toxic alternatives. We’ve known that lead is poisonous for hundreds of years and have removed it from many products. We eliminated lead shot for hunting waterfowl nearly […]
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Letter to the editor: Fossel urged to offer his own ideas on economy, COVID
In his Dec. 13 column, Jim Fossel proclaims that new ideas are needed to contain the COVID-19 spread and revitalize the economy. Yet he does not offer any such ideas. In general, I do not find fault with Fossel’s opinions even though we are not on the same political spectrum, but I do think that […]
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Letter to the editor: A challenge that calls on the best within us
Three Bedouins are lumbering on camels through the desert beneath a star-speckled sky. They were told of a sliver of light on the horizon portending a momentous event in a village called Bethlehem. As they draw closer to the faint light, three lavishly attired strangers feverishly ride out of the blanket of darkness toward them, […]