City Councilor Kimberly Cook asked voters what we think is “the right path forward” regarding the policy resolution for the planned emergency shelter. My response, as a resident of Bayside who has followed this process for years, is that the right path forward is forward. No single facility or policy is going to solve homelessness. […]
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Letter to the editor: Anti-vax referendum a threat to public health
The deliberate distribution of false information is relentless these days. Close to home the anti-vaccine campaigners are recklessly – and knowingly -– endangering the lives of children, newborns, elders, and people with weakened immune systems and chronic medical conditions. Their sermons use baseless sources to scare people about the supposed dangers of vaccines, encouraging them […]
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Letter to the editor: Let Maine citizens decide fate of CMP’s controversial project
Since a vast majority of Mainers are voicing opposition to Central Maine Power Company’s controversial proposed 145-mile transmission line, why have the state’s Land Use Planning Commission and the Public Utilities Commission given a green light to the project? Both commissions, in theory, represent the public. This disconnect feeds into the narrative that multinational corporations […]
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Letter to the editor: Southern Mainers don’t have to travel to experience curling
I was thrilled to read Morning Sentinel Staff Writer Travis Lazarczyk’s article (“Crash course,” Page C1) about college curling in the Jan. 26 Telegram. As the article noted, the only dedicated curling facility in Maine is located in Belfast. However, southern Mainers do not have to travel that far to experience curling. The Pine Tree […]
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Letter to the editor: ‘Deal of the (last) century’ will exacerbate Mideast injustice
President Trump stood next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to release the “deal of the century.” This “deal” flouts every tenet of relevant international law, and like the other deals made a century ago that gave us a hundred-year conflict, it is imposed on the Palestinians. Under this new-old “deal,” they would be restricted […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine officials’ failures upended family’s life
The story of Jaxen Steimlosk, whose parents nearly lost custody of him, demonstrates the cost of ‘overlooking the obvious.’
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Letter to the editor: Editorial unfairly pressures majority to accommodate ‘confused’ students
Re: “Our View: Schools should be safe for all Maine children” (Jan. 17): I am a loyal, 33-year subscriber, yet I find your editorial opinions increasingly disagreeable. Is it permissible to express general agreement with the sentiment expressed by a woman at a recent Skowhegan school board meeting? Is it permissible to express concern that […]
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Letter to the editor: I’ll fight for real change for young people in Portland’s District 37
Part of Maine’s charm is that it takes a certain toughness to live here, but recently it’s become harder for young people. Like many my age, I’ve had to postpone buying a home and starting a family because the economic reality today makes these things unrealistic. Maine is among the least affordable states in which […]
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Letter to the editor: Legal victory won’t wipe Trump’s slate clean
As a businessman, he always found ‘fixers’ to settle cases for him, and as president, he’s not any different – but the stakes are much higher.
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Letter to the editor: Monhegan visit exposes solar power’s limits
I’ve stayed at Monhegan Island, not far off the coast of Maine, for a few days in the summer. It is a beautiful place to visit. When I was staying overnight at an inn, this inn placed limits on how much I used their electricity because they used solar power. I found that most everyone […]