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Published
August 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Rule contains cruel trick for immigrants

Regarding the new “public charge” rules that would deny permanent status to immigrants who use public services: It’s worth noting that while they say they exclude the school lunch program, in fact the only way students qualify for free and reduced lunch is for their parents to apply for food stamps and/or fill in a […]
Published
August 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Assault weapons ban’s opponents share guilt

The veiled encouragement toward racism and violence by Donald Trump at his alleys has surely attributed to the increase in mass carnage by white supremacist over the past two and a half years. I would go one step further and lay all the killings by assault type weapons since 2004 directly on the door step […]
Published
August 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Want moral leadership in White House? Vote for Williamson

Michelle Obama famously said, “When they go low, we go high.” Marianne Williamson is running for president and living this message. She is the only presidential candidate with the insight needed to enact humane policies while guiding America in tending to the roots of our invisible, multidimensional wounds. At marianne2020.com, you’ll find Williamson’s specific proposals […]
Published
August 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Waterfront bond would fund worthy products

A bill that is stuck in the Legislature is needed to protect working waterfronts from development pressure.
Published
August 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Senate carbon-pricing bill would jibe with Angus King’s views

On July 17, in an impassioned speech before the Senate, Maine’s Angus King called on his fellow lawmakers to fulfill their responsibility to leave future generations free from debt – both financial, in terms of the nation’s deficit, and environmental, as in the carbon debt accrued from our use of fossil fuels, which brings with […]

Published
August 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Airport fee hike is another grab for travelers’ wallets

It is hard to understate just how much money airports have to work with these days. The amount of money that airports took in per passenger was up 47 percent this century from 2000 to 2018, and is now at $30 billion a year. If you travel a lot, you will see that most large […]
Published
August 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine Virtual Academy has improved since release of critical report

A student's success there shows why online charter schools are such an important option.
Published
August 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Harvest the smaller fish, release the bigger ones

Re: “Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries” (Aug. 11): There’s no doubt that the smaller of a species is a competitive risk for development and growth. Larger fish, e.g., togue, landlocked salmon and brook trout, actually are not the voracious consumers of smelt or other smaller fish. Just remember how much food you […]
Published
August 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: ‘People’s vetoes’ organizers have created a problem for themselves

In the Aug. 13 front-page story “Confusion – even more than usual – reigns over people’s vetoes,” Jack McCarthy, who is the primary proponent for all of the current veto petitions, complains that the voting on any of the petitions that gain sufficient signatures would take place next June instead of next March. But this […]
Published
August 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Rule change would keep out immigrants who genuinely need our help

Much has been written and said about immigration in the last year. And much has not been said. A recent rule change by this administration made it clear that they only intend to let in those who are self-sufficient, who are educated and who, perhaps, have a job. But what is not said here is […]

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