Letters

Published
August 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: King Paul’s reign marked by bullying and nepotism

Once upon a time, in a land far away, the people of a state elected a man named King to be their governor. A few years and a few leaders later, a man named Paul and two other men ran for election. Because it was a three-way race, Paul was put into office even though […]
Published
August 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Crime surge correlates to drop of social safety net

In the past several months, I have read reports of several muggings and armed robberies in my neighborhood, some break-ins and the armed robbery of a nearby credit union and another down the street from us. This is disconcerting, to say the least. Never in the four years we have lived here have I heard […]
Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Honor the missions that ended WWII

This month is the 70th anniversary of the ending of World War II, and I’d like to preface this letter with an acknowledgment to all those who served in Operation Silver Plate, a secret project to drop two A-bombs on Japan. On Aug. 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian, a B-29 superfortress named […]
Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Mainers will never stand for tyrannical gun controls

The gun control crowd will soon be clamoring for more gun control despite Gov. LePage signing into law the bill making it optional to get a concealed-carry permit. Gun control will never happen, though a small, very vocal and passionate anti-gun group will loudly demand it, and the pandering politicians will echo their plaintive cries. […]
Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Cutting back on campaigns could only improve them

The 2016 presidential election campaign will continue another 15 months; that is to say, campaigns now occupy nearly 40 percent of every four-year period. Most voters pay little attention until the last few weeks. In the meantime candidates will be asked innumerable questions. It will be nearly impossible to keep track of or compare the […]

Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: We are all to blame if we refuse to help the needy

I am so frustrated with blame. Who cares whose fault it is that people are hungry, homeless, desperate? It is my fault if I don’t do anything. I am a retired teacher and a widow. I live simply and comfortably. I rent a small apartment and have enough money to pay for my funeral and […]
Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Offset minimum wage hike with tax cut for businesses

The present political and special interest-group wrangling over not whether, but how much, to raise the minimum wage in Portland focuses attention on yet another unwarranted attempt by government to impose arbitrary, burdensome costs on private-sector businesses. It is interesting to read the attempted justification for the actual monetary rate proposed to be added to […]
Published
August 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: New book by Sen. Ted Cruz is a must read for 2016

I just finished reading “A Time for Truth,” by Sen. Ted Cruz. It affected me enough to write this letter. This book reinvigorated me because it deals with the big issues of the day from a conservative perspective. It will stun the readers with its spellbinding tales of the self-serving elites in Washington. It vividly […]
Published
August 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Owners should pay for charging electric vehicles

Randy Billings’ article in the July 29 Portland Press Herald (“Portland to unveil 2 more downtown charging stations for electric vehicles”) piqued my interest. It seems a $50,000 private grant was awarded to develop these charging stations in Central Maine Power’s territory. Additional funding to complete, maintain and supply electricity to these facilities would come […]
Published
August 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Support both local food on campus and Land for Maine’s Future

American Farmland Trust is one of the advocates urging University of Maine System campuses to include more Maine-grown foods in their dining hall menus (as mentioned in your July 27 article, “Advocates urge UMaine System to dish up local foods to students”). Schools and other institutions in Maine and across New England are important and […]

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