Letters

Published
July 19, 2015

Letter to the editor: Feeling good about Bernie: Key points hit the targets

Call me crazy – my wife often does – but I’m kinda happy about Bernie Sanders. I certainly hope Hillary Clinton is taking copious notes. I don’t know anyone – save for uber-wingnuts (of which Maine certainly has more than its fair share) – who would categorically dismiss Sen. Sanders’ key points. Health care for […]
Published
July 19, 2015

Letter to the editor: Weapons permit discussion misses key death rate facts

Paul S. Bachorik (“Another View: For law-abiding Americans, more gun laws unnecessary,” July 5) agrees to current gun permit laws and prefers open carry only where it could “avoid provoking fear,” but he doesn’t believe any more gun laws are needed. For greater discussion and understanding, several missing factual links need to be examined. • […]
Published
July 18, 2015

Letter to the editor: Troubled by growth of ‘political correctness’

I’m deeply troubled by what’s taking place in our communities, our state, our country and the world. In these times of “political correctness,” our efforts to sanitize every aspect of our daily lives by political, racial, ethnic and all other groups to create their own vision of utopia. I was struck that a Confederate flag […]
Published
July 18, 2015

Letter to the editor: Greece’s wealthy lawmakers at fault for capitulation

For more than 35 years, the policy of supply-side economics, often called “Reaganomics,” has been a dismal failure for all but a few of the most wealthy citizens worldwide. Greece, with one of the most regressive (read: hurts working folk) tax systems (including a 25 percent sales tax), has once again capitulated to the wealth […]
Published
July 18, 2015

Letter to the editor: Videoport’s closing is more than just loss of a business

Re: “Tear-jerker for movie buffs: Portland’s rental mecca Videoport to close in August” (July 15): I work in Portland, I live in the city, I walk and ride my bike to work, and for the past 23 years, I and my family have rented from Videoport. Among the five of us, we visit the basement […]

Published
July 18, 2015

Letter to the editor: Dealings with Iran feel like a familiar appeasement

History teaches us that during the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism, the West tried to appease the evil Hitler. In a famous speech, then-British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said the negotiations with Hitler had led to “peace for our time.” We all know the result of the appeasement of Hitler – a world war […]
Published
July 18, 2015

Letter to the editor: Anti-war Americans should receive some tribute, too

On July Fourth, I had the pleasure of listening to the Portland Symphony Orchestra perform at Portland’s fireworks display. When the orchestra played the military anthems, I saw different men who had served in the Vietnam War stand and wave the flag for their branch of service. People applauded. I did, too. Robert Moody, the […]
Published
July 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Fore Street redevelopment would benefit entire city

CPB2’s plan for the Portland Co. property on Fore Street is one of the most thought-through, well-defined and well-designed, forward-thinking projects now in the planning stages. It will boost economic development, provide needed balance to a relatively undeveloped part of the waterfront and add to Portland’s growing reputation as a modern, thriving metropolitan city. If […]
Published
July 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ramadan’s teachings transcend one faith

We are concluding Ramadan, a time of reflection for Muslims worldwide, and I have recently reflected on my own life. When Ramadan began last month, my husband and I received the results of medical tests. The latest tests confirmed I remain cancer-free. I found myself pondering Ramadan, the holiest time of the year. During the […]
Published
July 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Prosecute, detain swatters lest their idiocy spread

Now that we have had at least three “swatting” incidents in Maine, I am hoping beyond hope that at least one of the people committing these crimes is caught and bears the full brunt of the judicial system. Throw the book at them. I think that the severe punishment handed down to the first caught […]

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