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December 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Mainers don’t let Mainers go hungry

Food insecurity is a year-round problem, and we must press our legislators to make changes in assistance programs.
Published
December 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Unitil customers absent from hearing on rate increase

Thank you for the story Dec. 5 on Page B1, announcing the Public Utilities Commission hearing on the proposed Unitil natural gas rate increase, at the University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Community Education Center. There was one other person from the public there besides myself. There were two people from the company and the consumer […]
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December 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Right-wing media are the Republican Party’s real enemy

It appears to me, after watching the culture wars for the last three decades, that the enemy of the Republican Party is not the political left or the mainstream press, but rather their own right-wing media. Our Republican public officials are hamstrung by the lies fostered by talk radio, Fox “News” and their ilk. Time […]
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December 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trust PortTIX, not resellers, for tickets to Merrill events

This is a “buyer beware” story. The Maine State Ballet “Nutcracker” performance at Merrill Auditorium was delightful; the ripoff I experienced in purchasing tickets for the show was disgusting. A $35 ticket cost me $91.34. Why? Because I purchased my ticket online from what, unbeknownst to me, was what is called a third-party reseller. This […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump’s tax returns will reveal motives for his actions

Many have asked, “Just what about President Trump’s tax returns and financial statements is so important?” Let’s look at Trump’s reaction to the terror attack at the U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, by a Saudi trainee. Why did Trump reach out so quickly to the despot in charge of Saudi Arabia? Why wasn’t his […]

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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Collins should look at the facts, support impeachment

I’m writing to voice my strong support for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump from the office of the presidency. There is no dispute over the facts as to what happened. Our president solicited a foreign government to interfere in our elections for his own personal political gain by withholding congressionally appropriated funds. Then […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Is Maine really ready to do its part in reducing greenhouse gases?

For Maine to lead the world in reducing greenhouse gases, is Maine ready to place restrictions on how tourists come into Maine? Once they’re in Maine, will there be restrictions on what these tourists can do when they stay here? Will Maine state-owned vehicles will be electric? Will Maine ban all private aircraft travel and […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Federal carbon pricing policy needed to save coastal homes

I read with interest the Dec. 10 Tribune News Service article “Greenland ice sheet melting exponentially faster than in 1990s, study says” and the Dec. 11 letter by Nancy Heiser, “Climate change must be our leaders’ top priority.” These two add up to the conclusion that resilience efforts in the face of accelerating climate change […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Use of illness ‘fight’ metaphor unintentionally demeans late scientist

Regarding a Dec. 4 front-page headline, “Portland scientist, 73, pioneer in geophysics, loses fight with cancer”: Your paper appears to unintentionally demean Caryl Johnson – indeed, all cancer patients – who succumb to cancer, by the choice of an overused and misleading metaphor that when a cancer patient dies, they are somehow “losers” in a […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Garage’s decision adds $15 to cost of Nickelodeon ticket

The unilateral cancellation of $3 moviegoer parking affects one of the few downtown Portland businesses that still caters to area residents' needs.

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