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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Letter to the editor: Vote Gideon for a much-needed change
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Heather Abbott is the right choice for House 47
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Trump presidency is our Chernobyl
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PublishedMarch 7, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Corridor claims lack context
Yesterday (Feb. 27), like many folks, I received a mailing from the Clean Energy Matters group outlining the benefits of a proposed tranmission line. One of their “facts” stated that: “The shift away from dirty fossil fuels will eliminate over three million tons of dirty emissions from our air.” This is an impressive “fact” but, […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Letter to the editor: Judge recognizes significance of BIW protest
That the Press Herald wasn't there to cover the decision to lift a state-imposed fine 'speaks to the political decay and corporate overreach of our times.'
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2020
Letter to the editor: Any Mideast solution must involve Israel, not defund it
In “Maine Voices: Indifference of senators and Golden to Palestinians’ plight does real harm” (Jan. 14), Palestinian life was seen through the eyes of Joan Grant and Christy Hammer, who visited the West Bank. The commentary quickly diverts itself from mentioning their commendable act to embellishing a litany of evils Israel commits with regularity. What […]
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Letter to the editor: Bloomberg’s record makes him the best candidate in 2020
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Education grant not ethically invested
As a bleary-eyed new father and state employee, in 2011 I accepted the $500 Alfond college education grant for my daughter. I had no choice on how it was invested and came to find out recently it is all invested with BlackRock, considered the largest driver of climate change through its investments in oil, gas, […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Letter to the editor: Environmentalists on both sides of CMP plan
I have been reading every one of your articles and readers’ letters pertaining to the proposed Central Maine Power highway to Massachusetts. For the most part, those for and those against cite environment issues. There are the environmentalists (tree-huggers) and then there are those climate-alarmists. Interestingly, a mix of these two parties both pro and […]
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Letter to the editor: Portland residents show they’re global citizens by welcoming refugees
The jingoistic isolationism fostered within the Trump era stands in stark contrast to the ideas of cosmopolitanism. In such a world, how can one be bound by such nationalistic policy and still exercise a form of citizenship that extends beyond the borders of his own country? How can one be a global citizen in the […]