Letters

Published
August 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland Mayor Brennan’s leadership experience tops Strimling’s

I am writing to express my support for Michael Brennan in response to the group so vociferously backing Ethan Strimling for mayor. It is important to note that three of the four city councilors supporting Strimling against Michael Brennan – Jill Duson, Nick Mavodones and Ed Suslovic – recently voted against the city program to […]
Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: South Portland lemonade sellers show the way things should be done

If you were to bike over to South Portland, you would find two young ladies (one being the daughter of Southern Maine Community College’s president) who sell lemonade that takes me back to the citrons pressés of France. Tart and slightly sweet, refreshingly lovely to sip. Fifty cents a glass, and I’m happy to leave […]
Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Erect fence to protect hikers, cyclists on Tukey’s Bridge

Death waiting to happen: That’s what I think each time I walk across Tukey’s Bridge. The barrier between the roadway and the walkway looks so flimsy, I doubt it would stop a motorcycle, much less a tractor-trailer. Quite a contrast between it and the massive one on the new Martin’s Point bridge. The state of […]
Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Presenters at USM forum clearly explained Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Angus King, George Mitchell and Ambassador Nicholas Burns got it right last week at the well-attended Maine World Affairs Council forum on the Iran nuclear agreement, hosted by the University of Southern Maine. Each man explained clearly why he supports the agreement. You can see for yourself at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpSlD1tQ6g, starting at minute 16:40. This […]
Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ballot question would add transparency to elections

A recent Washington Post story published in the Portland Press Herald highlighted the incredible amounts of money being funneled into the 2016 presidential campaign (“Million-dollar donors pump huge sums into ’16 White House run,” Aug. 2). Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been raised from a very small pool of very wealthy donors who […]

Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: How about biodegradable rather than plastic bags?

I am OK with paying a nickel for a plastic bag, if I don’t have to pay twice for that same bag. As a business, retailers pass the cost of the bags on to the consumer. Will they stop doing this? Will the total be lower because you bring or buy your own bag? With […]
Published
August 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ballot question to strengthen Maine Clean Election Act an assault on freedom

Question 1 on November’s ballot is a progressive assault on freedom and the First Amendment. The initiative, “An Act to Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act,” will abridge speech and impose the regulatory nanny state on campaigns and elections. The lead advocate says they have $600,000 for the fall campaign. No opposition has emerged. The […]
Published
August 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Poverty sustained by letting children go hungry

I was so pleased to learn in the Telegram’s Maine Voices column (“Early intervention breaks poverty, closes kids’ achievement gap,” Aug. 16) about Elevate Maine, the effort by the Maine Early Learning Investment Group (melig.org) to close the achievement gap for children living in poverty. I’m writing to call attention to that other cause of […]
Published
August 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Medical providers need training in palliation

Re: “Maine Voices: Beloved uncle’s prolonged death makes case for right to one’s own end-of-life choices” (Aug. 15): Lynne Tobin and her family have suffered needlessly in the hands of a system that is neither designed, nor adequately educated, in the matters of death and dying. Hers is a gripping story that details what too […]
Published
August 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Upon further review, Sorrell’s insight brilliant

Your July 19 Forum page is worth rereading and framing. Since I love libraries and books, the letter to the editor about libraries removing books (“Libraries as conduits of knowledge”) and Amy Sorrell’s revealing review of Nelle Harper Lee’s first draft, “Go Set a Watchman” (“Commentary: The new Atticus shows that flaws as well as […]

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