letter to the editor

Published
May 23, 2020

Letter to the editor: CMP ‘snowing’ the public about ‘Clean Energy’
Published
May 23, 2020

Letter to the editor: Step up and become a Maine first responder

May 17 to 23 is National EMS Week, a time to recognize the members in your community who stand ready to respond to you, your family or visitors to our wonderful state in your time of need. Normally, we would be planning open houses and community events as a way to introduce you to your […]
Published
May 23, 2020

Letter to the editor: Wearing mask shows you care for others

To my fellow Mainers (and out-of-state neighbors) who don’t wear masks: Many of us are high-risk people, so we are vigilant in taking precautions to prevent a COVID-19 infection. But ultimately we rely on you to take precautions as well. You may think that you are not sick, but you could be one of the […]
Published
May 23, 2020

Letter to the editor: ‘Essential’ workers deserve higher pay

Workers at a Portland food processing plant where 51 people have tested positive for COVID-19 are considered front-line employees under the terms of a federal executive order.
Published
May 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Mainers need more COVID data from the state

The Mills administration should err on the side of providing as much information about the location of COVID-19 hot spots to Maine people. Certainly privacy should be protected, but there are ways to provide data that would make its release more accessible and actionable while protecting privacy. For example, releasing information by ZIP code ranges […]

Published
May 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Story opens window on end-of-life choice

“Man with degenerative illness was among first to end his life under Maine’s new law” (Page A1, May 16): Thanks to you and Staff Writer Eric Russell for your frank and intimate story about Ronald Deprez and his family, who agreed to allow us to witness their father’s graceful and courageous exit. The ritual of […]
Published
May 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: Portland can, should avoid cuts to public education

City officials must cut salaries of administrators and renegotiate TIFs in order to maintain school funding.
Published
May 22, 2020

Letter to the editor: COVID-19 affects children’s health care

Over 110,000 Mainers have lost work because of COVID-19 and filed for unemployment. But losing work involves more than lost pay. Many Maine families, and more than half of Maine’s children, get health coverage through employer-sponsored insurance. As children lose access to health care because of a pandemic, it’s time to rethink how we insure […]
Published
May 21, 2020

Letter to the editor: RSU 5 proposes fiscally responsible budget
Published
May 21, 2020

Letter to the editor: Psoriasis or COVID? CDC must clarify the facts

In the past few weeks I have seen an increasing number of news outlets reporting on a new rash-like symptom of COVID-19. Many of these reports detail how these are rare manifestations of the disease but indicate infection nonetheless. An Associated Press article in the Press Herald on May 17 titled “ ‘COVID toes,’ other […]

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