Letters

Published
September 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Diplomacy, not war, needed with Iran

An admonition to those who are insisting on a war with Iran. It is not a small Middle Eastern nation. It is the size of Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont combined and has a similar population. The first Iraqi war, under President George H.W. Bush, required an initial force of […]
Published
September 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Tipped minimum wage best kept at current level

As a Portland restaurant co-owner, I support an increase to the minimum wage. However, the proposed increases to the tipped employee minimum wage in Portland will have serious consequences for our city’s economy and cultural identity. Regardless of what the tipped minimum wage is, every employer in Maine is legally required to make sure all […]
Published
September 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: No substance to Clinton’s alleged email scandal

On Page A3 of Wednesday’s Portland Press Herald, your headline on a Washington Post story states, “At least six Clinton emails are deemed to be classified,” followed by a subtitle that suggests that Hillary Clinton is lying when she says “she did not receive or send classified information.” In the second paragraph, however, the story […]
Published
September 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Proposed reforms of background checks misfire

Your Aug. 31 editorial, “Our View: Give all firearms sales in Maine the same level of scrutiny,” was misguided and neglects to recognize a few axiomatic realities. • First: You mention the horrific events in Connecticut and last week in Virginia, but neither of those events would have been thwarted with this referendum’s proposed reforms. […]
Published
September 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Republican Party politics endangers global security

In a recent Washington Post column, E.J. Dionne assesses the state of play in Congress regarding the Iran agreement, and expresses the view that Republican Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine might support the deal were it not that opposition to it has become a major test of party loyalty. Is […]

Published
September 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: When waiting to turn left, keep wheels straight

In a recent accident on U.S. Route 1 between Bath and Wiscasset, four vehicles were destroyed and a passenger in one of the vehicles was killed. As I understand it, a car was waiting to make a left turn and was rear-ended. This drove the ﬁrst car into oncoming trafﬁc, striking a third car, which […]
Published
September 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Rising sea levels threaten Portland waterfront project

There has been a great deal of discussion in Portland about the proposed redevelopment of the old Portland Co. site on the waterfront. I’ve heard impassioned arguments for restricting building height to preserve harbor views, ensuring that historic structures are left intact to link us to our past, as well as ideas from the landowners […]
Published
September 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Reagan, not liberals, gutted funds for mental health

I read with interest the Aug. 29 letter to the editor by Jack McLaughlin (“Mental health treatment, not gun control, is key to stopping tragedies”). One sentence in the letter really struck me. It stated that “liberals and the American Civil Liberties Union closed most of these mental health facilities” – but contrary to Mr. […]
Published
September 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Life is quiet without Cape rifle range; let’s keep it that way

It is strangely quiet for a Saturday morning, because the rifle range in Cape Elizabeth has been shut down. Now I hear the sound of birds, crickets and the background hum of bees. The peace and quiet are more of a relief to my soul and my senses than I expected. I thought I had […]
Published
September 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Articles should dig deeper to reveal underlying forces

Two Aug. 8 Bloomberg View pieces and Noel Gallagher’s lead article Aug. 9 illustrate the propensity of the American press to omit essential, if inconvenient, dimensions of stories. • “Another View: Deportation advocates have explaining to do” discusses what to do about the 11 million “illegal” Hispanic immigrants. It omits any notice of why they’re […]

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