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Going forward, Portland has many serious issues to confront, as stated in your paper’s editorial endorsing candidates for the forthcoming City Council election. That editorial also notes that the District 2 candidates, Victoria Pelletier and Jon Hinck, have few differences in policy positions in critical areas. Of great importance to me are racial equity and […]
Letter to the editor: Catholic Church uses restrictive definition of morality Share Re: “Bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion” (April 28): Edward Peters, who teaches canon law at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, says “some high-profile Catholics” who support a woman’s right to privacy and autonomy in her reproductive choices set a bad example since they “fail to protect innocent human life” in utero. I wonder if Mr. Peters speaks out forcefully whenever it is revealed that the highest-profile Catholics – the hierarchy of his own church – are found to h...
We asked our readers to send in their favourite jokes. Thanks to all those who contributed. These are the publishable ones A polar bear goes to see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist peers at him over the desk and says: âWell, the good news is, youâre not bipolar.â â Anthony Moore âI didnât see you at camouflage practice early this morning, Corporal Ryan!â âThank you, sir!â â Thomas Devlin My mother advised me to put on a fresh pair of socks every day during the winter months. After only four days I couldnât fit into my shoes. â...
A Partisan Vote on the Stimulus Bill Readers discuss the lack of any Republican support for the Senate bill, despite wide public support. March 8, 2021 Image Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, celebrating after the stimulus bill passed on Capitol Hill.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times Image Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat of West Virginia) talks to reporters after the Senate passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times To the Editor: “Stimulus Win Shows Quest to Cooperate Is All but Lost,” by Carl Hu...