Letters

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May 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump in White House will inspire no confidence

Donald Trump tells us that, if elected, he will be “unpredictable” and create jobs for young people if they leave the Bernie Sanders campaign. One wonders how the stock market and job-creating investors will gain the confidence they need to invest with an “unpredictable” guy in the White House. Then, there is our $19 trillion […]
Published
May 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: LePage town hall meeting nothing but scripted event

Gov. LePage’s town hall meeting in Damariscotta on April 27 was a mockery of an open exchange between the people of Maine and the governor. It was an orchestrated and closely controlled event, complete with excessive law enforcement representation. Gov. LePage used the majority of the time to pontificate on his viewpoints as to why […]
Published
May 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Health center is ready to take more patients

The city of Portland should be proud that many decades ago it created Positive Health Care, a public health clinic that helped those with HIV/AIDS at a time when there were few safe places they could go for treatment and care. The city also stepped up to the plate and opened the needle exchange program […]
Published
May 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: TPP undermines democracy, gives money to big businesses

Carol Coultas’ favorable article May 3 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership was very disappointing. The TPP has dangerous implications for our environment, workers and democracy and we should make our opposition known. TPP negotiations were influenced by 28 committees, mainly composed of corporate executives or industry lobbyists; 15 of them had no one representing U.S. workers […]
Published
May 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Time is right to send Ande Smith to Congress

Having just turned 18, I’ve been anticipating my first opportunity to vote. However, this presidential election season hasn’t offered hope for unity or a clear vision of America’s future. While current American politics might be synonymous with cynicism and disappointment, I’m confident in a Republican primary candidate to represent the 1st Congressional District: Ande Smith. […]

Published
May 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Vote for Chuck Radis in District 27 primary

On June 14, the Democratic voters of Maine Senate District 27 (the Portland peninsula and Back Cove) will have the opportunity to nominate an exceptional candidate. Chuck Radis brings to his candidacy the knowledge and expertise of a physician who’s practiced in Portland and on the Casco Bay islands for over 30 years. He also […]
Published
May 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump won’t help workers with higher minimum wage

Listen and think about it. Donald Trump has said that the present minimum wage is too high! Look it up if you don’t believe me. You really think he will help the little guy or middle class get ahead? He is one of the 1 percent, not the 99 percent. How did he get there? […]
Published
May 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Vote to stop Portland’s school budget approval elections

I am writing to remind Portland voters to vote in the school budget election May 10. I have worked at the polls for a few years, and typically the May election has an extremely low turnout. Last year, only 970 people voted (1.8 percent of registered voters). In 2014, 1,492 (2.9 percent) voted. In 2013, […]
Published
May 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Information and chatting trump music at MPBN

Did you know that our public radio station will soon become an almost entirely talk-radio station? No, I’m not kidding. The powers that be at the Maine Public Broadcasting Network have, presumably, decided that we need yet more information, more chat and no classical music. To quote MPBN’s vice president of content, Charles Beck: “On […]
Published
May 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Reconsider sentence for convicted bee farm killer

To lose a husband, father, son, brother or friend because of an accident or illness is painful enough, but what must be even worse is to lose him because of a shooting. The family of Leon Kelley is forever deserving of condolences and regret at the ending of his life due to Mike Kimball’s unfortunate […]

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