I was sad to see Tux Turkel, an admirable journalist, rely primarily on Toyota, the world’s leading producer of gasoline and hybrid vehicles, to promote hybrids over electric vehicles (“Is Maine’s drive for all-electric vehicles bad climate policy?” July 16). Numerous studies show that not only are hybrids worse for the environment than EVs, but […]
letter to the editor
Leadership record at Unity is cause for concern
When talking to Unity town officials, the president of Unity Environmental University may be misrepresenting the details of the proposal to house refugees on campus.
Letter to the editor: You should be able to live where you work
On the subject of “affordable” housing. Affordable to who? Maine’s affordable housing crisis (“Our View: Despite headway, Maine’s housing crisis is deepening,” July 18) won’t be resolved until we decide to build housing affordable to the people who work in our communities. The Winter Landing and Equinox housing developments in Portland, for example, will provide […]
Analysis of Rep. Golden vote shortsighted
Second District Rep. Jared Golden recently voted yes on the House bill to fund our military. Makes sense, he is a two-time combat veteran, serving our country in the Marine Corps. He is also a Democrat, which has led questions from liberals on his commitment to trans rights, abortion rights and diversity because of some […]