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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Strimling will balance development, affordable-housing solutions

The announcement of a new Sun Life office in Portland, while welcome news, also brings into focus one of the main challenges that will become more acute as businesses continue to flock to our city. Places like San Francisco and even Boston have become unaffordable for the middle and working class. We are in danger […]
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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Willing to weigh diverse perspectives, Thibodeau will be effective mayor

There are nine elected officials on the Portland City Council, including the mayor. Each has one vote. In order to pass any initiative, five votes are needed. This requires councilors, including the mayor, to work together to come to agreement. Any leader, whether a councilor or the mayor, must persuade at least four other elected […]
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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Global’s concessions are too little, too late

Nothing short of removing petroleum storage tanks altogether will resolve South Portland neighbors' concerns about noxious emissions.
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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Climate activism includes commitment to new food choices

Across the U.S., youth activists are speaking up, preaching and pleading for our world to address the climate crisis. I’m hoping they will do more than protest. Students: When in your school cafeterias, ask if the beef or chicken you are being served was from an industrial farm, and make another choice if this is […]
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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Doyle equipped to pursue new vision for Saco as city’s next mayor

I live in Ward 4, and I’m writing to endorse William Doyle for Saco’s next mayor. I believe Saco is overdue for a revitalization and that to meet our current challenges, it’s time for change at the top. Saco needs to refocus on the quality of the education we provide our kids, to modernize our […]

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October 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Diesel-powered tour vehicles pollute Portland’s streets

People who walk (and run) the sidewalks and streets of downtown Portland were relieved six years ago when Metro buses began operating on compressed natural gas. Before then, we choked behind the exhaust pipes of the city’s diesel buses. Thank you, Portland Metro, but that did not resolve the problem. Today the worst polluting vehicles […]
Published
October 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Collins deserves credit for bipartisan effort to promote clean energy

Last week Sen. Susan Collins joined with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Reps. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., to introduce in (respectively) the U.S. Senate and House a resolution marking Monday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Sept. 27, as National Clean Energy Week. Sen. Collins is right to speak up for the value of […]
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October 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump impeachment is an opportunity for Senate Republicans

Now that the House has initiated a formal impeachment investigation of President Trump, Senate Republicans will come to see their salvation … once they think things through. The majority of them are afraid of opposing Trump only because he will attack them and engineer primary challenges, but they will figure out there’s a silver lining […]
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October 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: City manager system marginalizes Portland’s poor, people of color

I live in Portland. I’m responding as a black woman leading Poor People’s Campaign Maine to Tom MacMillan’s Sept. 24 op-ed, “Maine Voices: Portland’s city manager system stymies democratic, pro-worker policies.” The Maine Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival stands against racist attacks on our democracy. We demand the removal of city […]
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October 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Pain relief proves elusive for those in need

Restrictions on opioid prescriptions have a real impact on someone who's recovering from broken bones.

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