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Letters to the editor: Volcanoes not responsible

Misconception To the editor: In the December/January edition of The Working Waterfront, letter writer Ivan Hills repeats a widely disseminated piece of misinformation to the effect that volcanoes are responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. He quotes a geologist, Ian Plimer, who claims the eruption of… SEE MORE

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Letters to the editor: Family leave, Portland and kayaking

Congrats on family leave To the editor: The more I know of the Island Institute, the more I respect and appreciate your work. One small part of that work, The Working Waterfront, is by far my favorite publication. A wonderful variety of important issues, delightful columns, photos and more. What… SEE MORE

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Letters to the Editor: History, Gulf Stream and wampum

‘A great little history’ To the editor: Thanks for writing the piece on Arthur Rothstein, (“History spills from frame of film,” April issue). I'm a great, great, granddaughter of Rabbi Israel Perlstein and Chania, and this is a treasure of little details I didn't know. (My great grandmother was Ida, the… SEE MORE