Thanks for recently reminding us of the dangers of hot weather to our health. While people talk about the humidity making them uncomfortable, two other factors deserve our attention: ozone and particle pollution. Ozone and smoke in the air make it difficult to breathe. The smoke particles in Maine’s air usually come from Western wildfires. […]
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Maine voting referendum is dangerous, unnecessary | Letter
This isn’t election reform, it’s voter suppression.
Looking forward to more features on Maine business | Letter
As a writer, I found the recent article about Fore Street restaurant an inspiring and comforting piece of journalism. There’s so much in the news that brings me down, but this article lifted me up. The Fore Street business model is unique and worth hearing about, especially as it sincerely puts customers first. This fascinating […]
Starvation is being used as a weapon of genocide in Gaza | Letter
We can’t just go on with our everyday lives as if this isn’t happening. Make your voice heard now.
It’s time to rethink the burden of funding schools | Letter
We need a system that funds schools adequately and fairly. Property owners can’t continue to carry the burden alone.
Trump has created a culture of cruelty | Letter
The creation of the new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility in Florida is just the latest example.
Future Tri-For-a-Cure events must include safer traffic route plans | Letter
While benefiting a wonderful cause, more consideration needs to be given to local residents.
It is not ‘left-leaning’ to report the truth | Letter
I cannot leave two letters unchallenged from writers who complained about the paper’s supposed “left-leaning” approach to news. One letter writer (“Left-leaning reading results in left-leaning readership,” July 17) says the paper and other media outlets have spent a decade “spewing disinformation and outright lies” about the conservative side and ignoring President Biden’s aging. The […]
Maine must protect the environment — for everyone | Letter
Not all of us can afford to build multimillion-dollar shelters.
Making the case for Maine as Canada’s 11th province | Letter
Think about it, please!