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March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins has done more to endanger rural school aid than to save it

Re: “Letter to the editor: Collins helped save aid for rural schools” (March 10): Before she helped temporarily save aid for rural schools, Sen. Susan Collins endangered it. Sen. Collins might have once been a truly bipartisan, independent lawmaker. This has not been the case since President Trump took office. Despite pleas from her constituents […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Without preparation, right response to potentially lethal virus will elude us

No respiratory virus ought to be trivialized, especially in the context of a vulnerable group, e.g., those who are poor, those who live in a war-torn region or those who may suffer with pre-existing lung disease or chronic ill health for some other reason. However, the cascade of recent events defining the national and the […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Time to raise gas tax to fund Maine highway repairs

As noted in your paper Thursday (“Borrowing urged for roads and high-speed internet,” Page B1), our highway fund is $230 million short each year, resulting in delays in infrastructure repairs that are dangerous to motorists. With the price of gas spiraling downward, now is the perfect time to raise the gas tax. A car that […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Immigrants are a role model for dealing with pandemic

A teacher and her students agree that 'the very worst problem is feeling all alone' – so reach out to others in your community.
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: UMaine System’s remote learning plan a bad blow to local economy

The University of Maine System’s recent decision to close university campuses to students and transition to remote learning for the remainder of the semester was premature and irresponsible, and will have a massive cascading impact on the local economy. The impact of students going home and staying home is going to be like a financial […]

Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Payroll tax relief is Trojan horse for cutting Social Security, Medicare

Beware the gift horse! The president has put forward the idea of waiving payroll taxes to boost the economy. Is there more to the idea than boosting the economy in response to the COVID-19 virus? Cutting payroll taxes affects two general areas. If by payroll taxes he means that the income taxes we all pay […]
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Proposed Maine streaming services tax unfair to users of new media

Instead of burdening residents with another levy, state government should look for ways to cut costs.
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: PMA triennial would reduce exhibition opportunities for Maine artists

I wish to comment on the Feb. 21 article about the complaint made to the Attorney General’s Office over the decision to replace the Portland Museum of Art Biennial, starting next year, with an international triennial open to Nordic and other artists. This was not William Thon’s intent. As a highly regarded Maine artist, William […]
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bowdoin students merit stiff penalty for flouting virus precautions

In spite of receiving emails from Bowdoin College telling them not to return to the college after returning from Italy, but to go directly to their homes, two of the six students who had been studying in Italy apparently returned to the Bowdoin campus last week, with one spending 24 hours on campus March 5 […]
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Outbreak should prompt boost in Maine Rainy Day Fund allocation

The Maine Legislature is currently negotiating a $127 million supplemental budget. In early February, Gov. Mills submitted her proposal, which included $20 million for the Budget Stabilization Fund, better known as the “Rainy Day Fund.” At the time, the allocation was very reasonable. Much has changed in the past five weeks. The economic outlook on […]

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