Do you ever get the feeling that no one’s really listening to you? Well, that’s about to change.
As we move into this new year of 2023, AARP Maine wants to hear what you have to say about things like housing, heating and health. These, and a host of other issues and ideas, which are of import to all Mainers age 50+, are the things which are important to us.
With that in mind, beginning the evening of Monday, February 20th, and continuing for the next six (6) weeks, AARP Maine volunteers and staff will be hosting a Virtual Listening Tour. Conducted over Zoom, our virtual session “stops” range from Maine’s Southern Coast to its Northern Tip. We invite you to visit our website to find when we will be visiting your area, and to register to participate.
As we collectively engage in clarifying the questions and concerns we face, and crafting creative solutions on behalf of ourselves and those we care about, we want to add your voice; and to do that we must first hear and listen to what you have to say.
Come join us; let’s talk, let’s listen.
Carl M. Toney, P.A. Executive Council Volunteer AARP Maine
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Les Soltesz says:
Hard to find letters to editor hope this is the right place.
I am a Vietnam Veteran and find it appalling that you would put Jane Fonda on the cover of your Magazine.
She was disrespectable to all Vietnam veterans and the 58 thousand plus that died. I am sad that you did
this as it appears your respect to the Vietnam veterans is in question also. Thank you for listening.
In response to your 4/12 article on 7 types of bottled water and 4/12 article on 7 ways to trim microplastics
We’re being invaded by plastic
I am outraged by the amount of plastic being thrown at us. Supermarket shelves overflow with items excessively packaged in plastic. Produce is often wrapped in multiples and sheathed in plastic (I’ll pick my own tomato, please). I often find myself stalking the rare glass jar but they seem to be going extinct like dinosaurs. Over time, plastics leach toxins. I don’t know about you, but I prefer my mustard spicy and free from Forever Chemicals.
Companies know what they’re doing when they prioritize profit over health. Researchers progressively reveal links between plastics and such conditions as cancer, heart disease, infertility, and dementia. Plastics break down into microplastics and nano-plastics over time. They invade our air, water, and every part of our body; the brain seems to be particularly vulnerable.
Of the 16,000 chemicals used in the production of plastics, 4,200 are deemed “chemicals of concern.” BPA free means only Bisphenol A free; there are 147 other bisphenols. We are inhaling and ingesting a literal stew of toxins, carcinogens, and endocrine disruptors. They are ubiquitous.
We’ll forever be the victims of Forever Chemicals unless we fight back. Before they kill us, we must kill our addiction to plastics.
To the editor:
Hard to find letters to editor hope this is the right place.
I am a Vietnam Veteran and find it appalling that you would put Jane Fonda on the cover of your Magazine.
She was disrespectable to all Vietnam veterans and the 58 thousand plus that died. I am sad that you did
this as it appears your respect to the Vietnam veterans is in question also. Thank you for listening.
In regards to the photo of Henry Winkler on the cover of the October/November 2023 issue,I have never seen ” The Fonz ” look so ghastly.
In response to your 4/12 article on 7 types of bottled water and 4/12 article on 7 ways to trim microplastics
We’re being invaded by plastic
I am outraged by the amount of plastic being thrown at us. Supermarket shelves overflow with items excessively packaged in plastic. Produce is often wrapped in multiples and sheathed in plastic (I’ll pick my own tomato, please). I often find myself stalking the rare glass jar but they seem to be going extinct like dinosaurs. Over time, plastics leach toxins. I don’t know about you, but I prefer my mustard spicy and free from Forever Chemicals.
Companies know what they’re doing when they prioritize profit over health. Researchers progressively reveal links between plastics and such conditions as cancer, heart disease, infertility, and dementia. Plastics break down into microplastics and nano-plastics over time. They invade our air, water, and every part of our body; the brain seems to be particularly vulnerable.
Of the 16,000 chemicals used in the production of plastics, 4,200 are deemed “chemicals of concern.” BPA free means only Bisphenol A free; there are 147 other bisphenols. We are inhaling and ingesting a literal stew of toxins, carcinogens, and endocrine disruptors. They are ubiquitous.
We’ll forever be the victims of Forever Chemicals unless we fight back. Before they kill us, we must kill our addiction to plastics.