Letters

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August 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Honest Sam Adams owner shows how market holds sway

Re: “Because of taxes, Sam Adams might take an un-American turn” (Page C1, Aug. 1): I do not think that I have ever read a clearer, more honest statement exemplifying the amorality of the marketplace than this one by Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch to a U.S. Senate committee last week: “We don’t mind […]
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August 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t rely on needle exchange data from addicts

Re: “Our View: Maine’s needle exchange programs should get state funds” (July 8): The Portland needle exchange program has stated repeatedly that the distribution of clean syringes to heroin addicts encourages safe intravenous drug use because the free supply of syringes eliminates the need to share needles. But the source of this data is the […]
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August 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Why have blue trash bags disappeared from stores?

Oct. 4 is when “The Color Purple” permeates Portland residences. As one old bag, having to transition into a new old bag, I wonder why the stores seemed to have made the blue city garbage bags disappear because it makes my face turn purple with rage when we still have at least eight more weeks […]
Published
August 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Medicare for all means equality for all

Medicare became law on July 30, 1965. Medicare runs economically. It’s equitable – we pay when working, not when sick! Only months later, in March 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. clairvoyantly said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” Fast forward 45 years, to 2010. […]
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August 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Nuclear deal with Iraq demands unrelenting enforcement

I am nervous about the nuclear arms deal with Iran, but I am more nervous about no deal. The status quo makes me anxious because sanctioning Iran without a well-defined way out almost guarantees that Iran will have a nuclear weapon sooner than later. The evidence is clear. Iran has a well-protected reactor and centrifuges […]

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August 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Yosemite park an example of what Maine could offer

I just got back from visiting cousins in California. In addition to seeing what life was like in their hometown, my husband and I wanted to explore some of California’s natural resources. We drove five hours to Yosemite National Park. We knew that we were guaranteed a first-class experience with beautiful vistas and recreation in […]
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August 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: No fetal tissue to harvest when the choice is adoption

Re: “Letter to the editor: Column on harvesting fetal body parts provokes thought” (July 28): I totally agree with letter writer Linda Milliken. To me, abortion is the taking of a life. When so many people are looking to adopt, give your baby a chance. Virginia Paul Biddeford
Published
August 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Congress needs to address crumbling infrastructure

It’s finally beginning to look as if we are getting some dialogue from government leaders on the long-neglected topic of our nation’s infrastructure. Recent approval in Washington of a stopgap highway funding bill is a step in the right direction. Let’s hope that lawmakers can continue the momentum on this important issue when they return […]
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August 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Person who notified Lord of report should face charges

I understand that the state police might not have enough officers in the Benedicta area to protect Brittany Irish from Anthony Lord, her alleged kidnapper and rapist. But the person who notified Lord that Irish had reported him to police should be charged with accessory to manslaughter in connection with the deadly rampage that followed. […]
Published
August 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland’s unbridled growth is near a breaking point

Portland is not the center of the universe, in spite of what many readers of this newspaper may feel. I do not think you will find in the Maine Constitution a measure that creates the sovereign entity of the Grand Duchy of Portland. And yet, after reading this newspaper every day, many people apparently believe […]

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