Letters

Published
May 14, 2016

Letter to the editor: Education task force needs to open ears, not close door

I read with outrage and frustration the article in the April 26 Portland Press Herald headlined “Attorney General’s Office: LePage broke law by holding private meeting of education task force.” Our governor, again, flouts the law again and no one stops him. As a taxpayer and concerned Mainer, I think the future of K-12 education […]
Published
May 14, 2016

Letter to the editor: UNE: Lower your costs instead of adding football

It has been impressive to read about all the accomplishments of retiring University of New England President Danielle Ripich. Keeping UNE affordable for students has apparently not been high on her priority list, however. University of New England tuition alone is $35,598 per year; add in room and board and the cost climbs to $48,880. […]
Published
May 14, 2016

Letter to the editor: Charges against Warden Service beg for legislative probe

As much as I have admired the Maine Warden Service over the years, even if only half of the disgraceful law enforcement behavior reported in your May 8 Maine Sunday Telegram “North Woods lawless” article is true, it warrants Gov. LePage and the Legislature conducting a full investigation. In response to lawmakers’ and press questions, […]
Published
May 13, 2016

Letter to the editor: Media learns what it’s like to be the target of scrutiny

The Secret Service is doing background checks on the reporters covering the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer. Well, it appears that this credentialing is not liked by the media. They are having a hissy fit about it and think it’s entirely unnecessary. They are even worried that some reporter might be denied access […]
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May 13, 2016

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage’s statements demand a true-meaning translation

I get Gov. LePage’s recently mentioned difficulties in understanding non-native dialects and accents. The language I have trouble with is “Le-Page-ese.” With filtration by translator Adrienne Bennett, it’s often still unintelligible. On April 1, LePage unilaterally canceled Sen.-elect Susan Deschambault’s swearing-in, ostensibly, as Bennett noted, because “Democrats treated (Unemployment Insurance Commission nominee) Steve Webster despicably […]

Published
May 13, 2016

Letter to the editor: Safe places to inject drugs an idea with potential

Re: “Shoot up in safety? Overdoses prompt a radical approach” (Page A1, May 9): Allowing legal, medically supervised heroin injection locations is not an insane idea. Neither interdiction, prosecution nor punishment have worked in decreasing heroin use. The drug is readily accessible, relatively cheap and, by users’ accounts, better quality. Whether addicted individuals use heroin […]
Published
May 13, 2016

Letter to the editor: Let’s hear from Maine cities, towns on savings from mild winter

As a former elected official, I challenge the councilors and selectmen of Maine’s towns and cities to make public – indeed, proactively publicize – their public works overtime savings and the dollar figure of salt and sand reserves resulting from the very light winter of 2015-16. I would then request that they use those savings […]
Published
May 12, 2016

Letter to the editor: When medical error causes death, don’t bill families or insurers

I have been reading the recent articles about medical errors causing patient deaths. Two hundred and fifty-one thousand deaths a year, or nearly 700 deaths a day, are totally unconscionable numbers! My question is: Do the medical professionals responsible for all these deaths have the audacity to actually charge for killing people? If they do, […]
Published
May 12, 2016

Letter to the editor: Draining of Capisic Pond poorly timed, damages wildlife

The gravity of the damage being done at Capisic Pond in Portland didn’t really hit home until I stopped by to look at birds in the middle of spring migration one recent day. The plan to drain the pond and remove the native cattails could not have come at a worse time, considering all the […]
Published
May 12, 2016

Letter to the editor: Yarmouth puts school finances before those of seniors

Yarmouth has changed greatly since I came here. Most of the old-timers who built this quaint little village have died or been forced out of town because of the taxes, which seem to go up constantly. Gone are the days when every person who held a town office, worked for the town or volunteered on […]

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