A few days ago on Maine Public Radio, the $500 million budget deficit the state will face next year was being discussed. One commentator remarked, “Usually, when there is a budget shortage, there is one solution, and that is to cut spending. Nobody wants to raise taxes during a recession.” I was shocked. As the […]
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Letter to the editor: COVID exposes inequity of profit-oriented health care
I am an internist, and served two years in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The 1918 flu pandemic was forgotten when I began doctoring in 1965. Medicare was just passed, and I dreamed that universal health care might ensue. COVID-19 was unimaginable. In 2020, the […]
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Letter to the editor: Those who are homeless not among city’s priorities
Re: The Aug. 3 letter to the editor “City Hall protests are counterproductive“: Writer David Ryder of Portland stated, “The tenters shouldn’t be allowed to disrupt government,” and suggested that the $275,000 per week in estimated lost city revenue could have gone toward helping the homeless. Here is the thing: Those who are homeless and […]
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Letter to the editor: Fears over election’s outcome grow as November nears
The thousands of ballots that were overlooked in Maine’s recent primary – and the million dead people who received federal COVID payments – are valid cause for concern.
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Letter to the editor: Maine Republican leaders do not want to go back to work
The leaders in the Maine House of Representatives and Maine Senate asked all representatives and senators to vote whether they wanted to open the Maine Legislature to complete their work. This would be going back to work, the job they should be doing. To my great surprise, the Republicans do not want to go back […]
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Letter to the editor: History will judge Collins harshly
In defense of her vote to acquit President Trump, after he was impeached, Sen. Susan Collins said: “I believe that the president has learned from this case” and he “will be much more cautious in the future.” The future has arrived, and it is now clear that Sen. Collins’ expectation has not been realized. Trump […]
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Letter to the editor: Don’t roll back BIW worker protections to benefit stockholders
As of this writing, 4,300 skilled Local S6 tradespeople have entered their seventh week on strike against General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works. Eighty-seven percent of voting union members saw BIW’s “last, best, and final” offer for exactly what it is: short-sighted corporate greed, propagated as a long-term investment in the community. The tradesmen and -women who […]
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Letter to the editor: Vote to remove Scarborough mural recognizes a lesson learned
That a painting of a Native American chief can make people feel unwelcome in Plummer Gymnasium means it doesn’t belong there, says a school board member and alumnus.
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Letter to the editor: Replenishing land program should be Augusta priority
On Aug. 4, the Great American Outdoors Act became law, guaranteeing $900 million annually for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and sorely needed funding for national parks. This huge bipartisan victory for public lands will result in more public outdoor spaces that benefit all walks of life and support a vibrant economy. Maine should […]
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Letter to the editor: With clemency denial, Mills ‘on the wrong side of history’
Brandon Brown, the first Maine inmate to earn an advanced degree while behind bars, has been accepted to a doctoral program and is an example of the effectiveness of rehabilitation.