Letters

Published
July 8, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage demand on hiring: Democrats need not apply?

Re: “LePage demands final say on state hiring decisions,” Page B7, July 3: Now that Gov. LePage has decided he will be in charge of hiring all state employees, does that mean that Democrats need not apply? Gene Proctor West Bath
Published
July 8, 2015

Letter to the editor: After 30 years, disappearing Saco beach can’t keep waiting for help

At the mouth of every river on the planet, there is a delta. The largest manmade environmental disaster in the state of Maine is taking place in Camp Ellis/Ferry Beach. Camp Ellis/Ferry Beach has been disappearing for over 100 years. The slow destruction of miles of Maine shoreline has been, and continues to be, caused […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Fireworks set off by Portland scofflaws rattle quiet neighborhood

Well, I can state with great confidence that the good citizens of Portland are completely ignoring the city’s ban on fireworks. On the Fourth, it felt as if I were in some sort of war zone, rather than in a normally very quiet neighborhood. The explosions started early in the evening and continued until they […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine is well-positioned to lead in biobased products

The recent Portland Press Herald article “Biobased products seen as vital for Maine’s growth” (June 21) shines a light on Maine’s emerging biobased industry. Everyone in Maine agrees we need good jobs, and this article correctly highlights one industry with great potential – biobased manufacturing. “Biobased” means making products, materials and fuels out of plants […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Kennebunkport school deserves to be preserved

Please help us find a way to save the Town House School in Kennebunkport! The Kennebunkport Historical Society has decided to tear down the last one-room schoolhouse in our town. It was built in 1900. I attended this school from kindergarten through seventh grade. My father and his five siblings also learned their ABC’s in […]

Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Impeachment of governor would wrongly negate votes

Gov. Paul LePage won the election! And it appears now the opposition wants him impeached. “Sour grapes” seems to be their motive for calling for his impeachment. Why should my vote and the votes of others who supported LePage be overturned? Marjorie Raleigh Sebago
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s ‘blackmail’ overlooks needs of Good Will-Hinckley students

I am a graduate of Averill High School at Good Will-Hinckley (many years ago) and am outraged at Gov. LePage’s actions. To summarily decide that satisfying his petty vendetta against someone from another political party by putting help for at-risk kids in the crossfire is not the mark of a responsible public servant. His blackmail […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Research shows benefits  of home energy efficiency

An Associated Press article you published about a University of Chicago study (“Home efficiency measures fail to deliver as advertised, study finds,” June 24) may have left some readers with the mistaken impression that all residential energy-efficiency programs cost more than they save. In reality, the study in question covered only one program in one […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sen. King’s support of Alzheimer’s act shows understanding

I thank Sen. Angus King for his recent support of the HOPE (Health Outcomes, Planning and Education) for Alzheimer’s Act. This bill will give families and health care providers the educational tools they need to help those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. As a Maine family member who has gone through the medical minefield to help […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Thanking Pingree, urging all to support Alzheimer’s act

June was Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and it is important to remember that Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the only one in the top 10 in America that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed. It is the most expensive disease in our country, with current […]

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