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Letters to the Editor

Voting is easier and less than demanding than ever before

To the Editor; Recently I was told by a normally sensible person that the elderly are in danger of losing their opportunity to vote this year due to absentee balloting and ranked-choice voting.

Make cultured meat economically viable

To the Editor; Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a $2 trillion climate plan that won praise from the previously-critical Sunrise Movement.

Reduce the risk for everyone

To the Editor; I understand individuals have rights to decide what they do about their own health.

Pelosi’s trip to the salon

To the Editor; Reports of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s hair salon appointment, and her claiming that she was set up, only strengthens the truth that if you can make the laws you don’t have to follow them.

Time for new leadership with Contreni

To the Editor; Margarita Contreni, Democratic candidate for House District #119, is a professional experienced in education, public information and economic development.

Everyone’s personal responsibility for successful school reopening

To the Editor; Do I want to see kids going back to school? You bet! We can all see how difficult this COVID remote learning has been for kids and parents.

A story about Susan Collins

To the Editor; On Aug.

Hope and pride

To the Editor; As I watched the Democratic National Convention I was reminded of what being an American means to me.

Voting safely

To the Editor; With just over two months before the November 3 elections, many Mainers find themselves grappling with unexpected hardships brought on by the coronavirus.

Thank you Sen. Davis

To the Editor; Now that the courts have taken away our right to vote on Spain-owned CMP/Avangrid/Iberdrola’s unpopular NECEC corridor to provide electricity to Massachusetts’ ratepayers, our partners in the Legislature are more important than ever before.

Would you rather be lucky or good?

To the Editor; The above question was attributed to Lefty Gomez, who pitched for the New York Yankees in the 1930s.

I’ll be watching the Republican convention

To the Editor; Rarely do I find Matthew Gagnon with anything significant to say; his column last week, “Political conventions don’t matter,” is no exception.

Contreni will inspire

To the Editor; I am excited to endorse Margarita Contreni be our next state representative for District 119.

Pass national popular vote

To the Editor; Republican Saul Anuzis is right when he says that the national popular vote (NPV) will correct the problems in the current electoral system, in a manner that is constitutional and works within the Electoral College.

Two little words

To the Editor; As a 68-year-old white, retired history teacher, I have followed the sad state of our recent political discourse.

Don’t underestimate COVID-19

To the Editor; In the early part of the coronavirus pandemic, medical specialists worked on determining the death rate from COVID-19.

Stand up for Social Security

To the Editor; Last Friday marked the 85th anniversary of the passing of the Social Security Act, an historic set of protections that has benefitted millions of Americans in our state and across the country.

Ranked-choice voting provides the best of both worlds

To the Editor; Can Americans ever vote the way we were taught to vote in civics class? Mainers will answer that question this November, thanks to ranked choice voting.

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