letter to the editor

Published
April 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Citywide universal broadband would help bridge digital divide

Among the inequities that have come to the fore during the pandemic is the separation of schoolchildren into the haves and the have nots. I’m referring specifically to internet access. It is all well and good to conduct classes online, but that only helps if the students have (their own) computers and Wi-Fi access. This […]
Published
April 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Mainers in the dark as CMP touts its energy corridor

With coronavirus full steam, a little April snowstorm and others looming, Central Maine Power can’t seem to get out of its own way. Why should nearly 260,000 Mainers lose power in April? Is it because CMP has not upgraded its antiquated grid ? Or maybe they’re spending too much on ads advertising their clean energy […]
Published
April 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Storm-related power outages didn’t have to happen

The Legislature has failed to give the PUC the authority to require utilities to do preventive tree work.
Published
April 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: NECEC is a sound investment in Maine’s future

Last week’s news from Central Maine Power validates the substantial economic benefits that will accrue to the state and people of Maine as a result of New England Clean Energy Connect. The company announced $300 million in contracts to builders, to do its necessary planning and timely preparation, pending Army Corps approval. This is just […]
Published
April 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Think twice before stereotyping my generation

I write to report that I, a boomer, today performed tasks that may shock Danielle Steinman (“Maine Voices: Even in this time of coronavirus, it’ll be OK, boomer,” April 5), who wrote recently in your newspaper about cognitively impaired and hopelessly befuddled older people: After successfully navigating breakfast, I tied my shoes, zipped my jacket […]

Published
April 13, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Out-of-staters are not outsiders
Published
April 13, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Grateful for good leadership in Augusta
Published
April 13, 2020

Letter to the Editor: A teacher’s message to Maine’s teens

It’s a whole new world for high school students these days.
Published
April 13, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Turnpike should stop collecting cash tolls
Published
April 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Pandemic a bigger threat than lack of access to gun stores

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