Letters

Published
July 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: AARP thanks Sen. Collins for supporting caregivers act

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, along with other members of Congress, joined leaders from the employer, health care, venture funding, entrepreneurial and consumer advocacy communities July 8 for a discussion on the challenges facing – and potential solutions for – the 40 million Americans who provide care for their parents, spouses/partners and other loved ones. […]
Published
July 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Trump proves money talks

How can anyone with a conscience associate with or, even worse, vote for Donald Trump, a three-time draft dodger? Money talks. They are hated by this veteran, who was injured in a B-29 – which, when I last knew, was not an airliner. Carroll W. Hansen Parsonsfield
Published
July 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Kids’ disruptive dining behavior needs coverage only once

Enough already with the Marcy’s debacle appearing on the front page (“Quiet dining with kids calls for juggling act” and “One business calms, another incites the online lynch mobs,” July 21; “Diner feud still making lots of noise on the Web,” July 23). It’s bad enough that this will continue to draw attention online and […]
Published
July 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Why is anyone listening to Trump’s narcissistic drivel?

Most discriminating folks read the Press Herald, so I’m sure Donald Trump has never subscribed. Too bad – I’d like him to know how alarming it is to discover he actually attracts a crowd with his narcissistic drivel. How can it be that a man who has driven four businesses into bankruptcy and brags about […]
Published
July 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Congress must embrace profound breakthrough with Iran

The nuclear agreement is a profound diplomatic achievement negotiated between Iran and world powers. This will deter Iran from nuclear weapons, and it sets up a model for change in the Middle East. It comes after 35 years of disconnect between the U.S. and Iran, and hopefully it will lead to more constructive communication. There […]

Published
July 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Legislators focus on curbing reproductive rights, neglect other issues

There’s a national psychosis. It’s in the news every day. Yet education funding cuts nationwide deprive future citizens of skills they’ll need to build our country. Health care for the mentally ill has been hacked away while severe cases are reported daily. Unemployment assistance cuts hinder unskilled and other job-seekers who need work, and big […]
Published
July 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Pro-life as pro-fetus: Who cares for kids after birth?

I was much disturbed to read in the July 21 Portland Press Herald that Scott Walker of Wisconsin was the 15th state governor to sign into law a ban on abortion at or after 20 weeks (“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs bill banning abortions at 20 weeks”). What I find most distressing about such legislation, […]
Published
July 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Matching unemployed with employers: paycheck heaven

I just saw a piece on a local news program showing a contractor lamenting that he can’t find enough workers to hire for construction projects he has lined up. There have been other news stories concerning other businesses with the same issue: no workers to hire! Why aren’t the people at the unemployment offices around […]
Published
July 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Confederate flag is racist and dishonors gravestones

Re: “Letter to the editor: Troubled by growth of ‘political correctness’ “ (July 18): Replacement of a Confederate flag by the flag of the United States at a cemetery gravestone is an entirely appropriate action. Slavery, the fundamental and only basis for the Civil War, has been obscured, thanks to revisionist textbooks. The rewriting and […]
Published
July 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let foreigners seek asylum somewhere other than Maine

Re: “Greg Kesich: More action is needed to save asylum seekers from a dire fate” (July 1): How dare you! Four city councilors dared to side with the taxpayers of Portland, and you publicly chastise them because they did not support your and the Portland Press Herald’s ultra-progressive view of carte blanche funding for asylum […]

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