letter to the editor

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March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: To win over millennials, Biden must make progressive policies a priority

For someone who barely advertised on Super Tuesday, and has minimal grassroots infrastructure or youth support, Joe Biden pulled off a surprising win over my preferred candidate, Bernie Sanders. There will be with an asterisk next to his name. He was not elected in a landslide; instead, it was a close election constituting a minority […]
Published
March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Reject challenge to presidential ranked-choice voting in Maine

“Insanity” is often defined as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” By that definition, the attempt by opponents of ranked-choice voting to force us to vote on this issue for the third time in five years is clearly insanity. Unfortunately, some have decided to challenge the law passed […]
Published
March 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Who will write the COVID-19 ‘hits’?

Calling all writers and musicians! I propose a contest to share information about preventing the spread of coronavirus: 1) Check the facts at www.cdc.gov. 2) Put words to music and post them on YouTube. 3) share your creation via social media – including the Press Herald. Who wins? The song with the most “hits.” For […]
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March 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Reich made no claims about ‘orgone accumulator’

Re: “On this date in Maine history: March 8,” by Joseph Owen: We appreciate your acknowledgment of this date and of some of Wilhelm Reich’s important contributions to the fields of psychoanalysis and body-oriented therapies; however, we must take issue with the repetition of baseless statements that Reich claimed the orgone energy accumulator could cure […]
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March 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Early voting distorts political process

Lawmakers should make Election Day voting easier, but absentee ballot access more difficult.

Published
March 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins helped save aid for rural schools

Our thanks to Sen. Susan Collins, along with a bipartisan group of 19 Senate colleagues, for securing a one-year delay in changes to a federal education program that serves the most rural, needy students in our country. A U.S. Education Department decision meant over 800 rural schools were set to lose funding next year, including […]
Published
March 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Billionaire candidates’ money could have been better spent

Imagine if Tom Steyer had spent his $200 million and Michael Bloomberg had spent his $450 million (and counting) on solving climate change or turning the Senate blue or rebuilding the New York City subway or a dozen other important problems that money could solve rather than trying to sell Americans on anointing themselves savior. […]
Published
March 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Shame on Bath for fox plan

There are alternatives to slaughtering animals.
Published
March 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Make natural the ‘new perfect’ for lawn care
Published
March 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: State funds shouldn’t go to abortion providers

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