Risks of LNG

To the editor: The August issue of Working Waterfront contains a letter, “Thoughts on LNG,” from Jonesport resident Jerry Fernald. Mr. Fernald takes issue with St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Mayor John Craig regarding his opposition to the proposed LNG terminals on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay. (Note: There is solid opposition among Canadians around

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More on the War of 1812

To the editor: Colin Woodard’s article “When Britain Invaded Maine” is of great interest to me as I have been researching Massachusetts’s role in the War of 1812 for nearly 50 years… Massachusetts was violently anti-war, more so than the recent Vietnam War, and the reason was political. The opposition party had won the presidency.

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Special Interest

To the editor: In the attempt to present a balanced perspective on complex matters, the challenge for journalists and readers alike is the same: How to distinguish between special interests and informed opinion. Since I had seen Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” but was not familiar with Professor Lindzen’s writings that challenge Gore’s thesis, I

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Three scientists warn against eating seafood

“From the day of birth to menopause, women should be careful about their consumption of seafood.” “When you’re feeding your children, you’re feeding your grandchildren: the contaminants get passed on.” “Anybody who eats lobster tomalley is really on their own.” “Don’t eat anything out of the Hudson River, ever.” “There are ten times the amount

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