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January 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Vegan reader appreciates ideas for meatless meals

I have been a vegetarian for 29 years and went vegan last July. It is often a lonely trek but the right one for me. I want to thank you for last Sunday’s paper. We have a subscription and read meat-based recipes all the time and feel isolated. Now MDH and I are excited to […]
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January 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Media overlook illegal immigration’s impact on black workers

A recent New York Times story, “After ICE raids, a reckoning in Mississippi chicken country” (Dec. 28), reports that when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids removed hundreds of illegal immigrants last summer from the Koch Foods plant in Morton, Mississippi, blacks got the jobs. No surprise. Whenever ICE raids have happened at chicken plants, […]
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January 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Study the science – recess is good for kids

It's 'absolutely shocking' that officials at a Brunswick school are cutting back on second-graders' breaks to prepare them for third grade.
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January 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: We don’t need to use torture to shield ourselves from terrorism

I recently watched Amazon’s “The Report.” While Adam Driver’s portrayal of Senate Select Intelligence Committee staffer Daniel Jones is nothing short of compelling, what really stuck with me from the movie was utter shame in my home country. The film details the extensive FBI investigation of CIA torture methods forced on suspected terrorists within black […]
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January 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: ‘Mockingbird,’ Trump trials make for disquieting comparison

For most of the years since it was published in 1960, Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” has been voted America’s favorite novel, and its main character, Atticus Finch, has been the perennial leader in America’s “greatest film hero” lists. The novel’s climax occurs when the 1930s all-white jury from Alabama convicts Atticus’ innocent client, […]

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January 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: By voting for defense budget, Collins, King condone Afghanistan coverup

The Afghanistan war has been exposed as a nonstop farce and yet two weeks ago, Maine’s senators, Angus King and Susan Collins, voted in favor of the latest military budget, or National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2020. Considering the indisputable story of government deception, details of which were released by The Washington Post on […]
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January 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Sleepy drivers are as dangerous as drunk ones

A fatal crash involving a former Cumberland County corrections officer highlights the risks of 16-hour shifts.
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January 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Threats to Iran’s culture jibe with Trump’s worldview

Donald Trump’s desire to destroy Iran’s cultural treasures should not surprise anyone. During the 2016 Republican primary debates, Trump boasted that he would torture enemy combatants and kill their families. Even after U.S. military leaders said the military would have to disobey such orders, Trump said the troops would not disobey him. If Trump had […]
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January 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Lights are no improvement to appearance of Casco Bay Bridge

I am writing with regard to the installation of the new so-called improvements to the beautification of the Casco Bay Bridge. The first time I saw them was at night over the Christmas holidays. I was not impressed. In fact, seeing them lit in the evenings proved to be a distraction, to the point of […]
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January 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Join forces to build a Portland Senior Center

Re: “Our View: Loneliness is not just a holiday problem” (Dec. 23, Page A4): We’d like to thank the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board for raising awareness about loneliness; it’s real, but it doesn’t have to be. Study after study indicates that socialization is the key component to longevity and quality of life for seniors. […]

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