Letters

Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland should make park of waterfront parking lot

In 2004, the city of Portland obtained Planning Board approval to build the Ocean Gateway facility, including the creation of a large fenced-in paved queuing area next to the facility on the water’s edge. Part of the parcel included a waterfront area just east of Ocean Gateway called the Amethyst Lot. In 2004, the Amethyst […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: School budget gaming in Scarborough merits ‘no’

On Tuesday, Scarborough voters will again try to approve a school budget for the coming school year. The first budget lost by a margin of 1,719 to 1,408. In an advisory question, 1,761 thought it too high, 617 thought it too low and 709 found it acceptable. The revised budget – $38.6 million, or $500,000 […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: House Speaker Eves deserves treatment he’s receiving

The consequences that Speaker Mark Eves received are justified. Being unqualified to head a school is reason enough not to be hired. Being the same unqualified person who opposed the type of school being considered for his leadership is another reason that Gov. LePage should withhold not just some money, but all money from the […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Answering the call to stand up to LePage

On June 30, the Portland Press Herald had a front-page story (“Legislators request probe of LePage in Eves job loss”) and a letter to the editor (“Lawmakers should stand up to LePage”) that influenced my heart and mind. A former Republican legislator, Robert Daigle, wrote a letter asking other former Republican legislators to respond to […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Self-righteous turn vitriol against society’s vulnerable

I was dismayed (though not at all surprised) at the conservative reaction to the recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage. What is curious to me, though, is that individuals opposing gay marriage on the grounds of exercising their religious freedom have not taken an aggressive stance to overturn divorce laws; to refuse the issuance […]

Published
July 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Governor’s tasteless joke shows his lack of awareness

Re: “LePage jokes about shooting Maine political cartoonist” (June 25): I keep wondering what the response would be from law enforcement authorities if I, or another citizen, said that someone should be shot in retaliation for criticism of my actions. The governor’s use of that kind of terminology is another example of how he doesn’t […]
Published
July 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: I’d love to see LePage make headlines for cooperating

Reading the paper over morning coffee, I’ve been following our governor’s saga regarding legislative vetoes, his angry vows to veto any and everything that comes across his desk, the Good Will-Hinckley hiring debacle and so on. Turning then to the second section July 1, I was greeted by the bold headline “LePage to fight Portland […]
Published
July 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage veto pledge brings Captain Queeg to mind

Politics aside, the recent pledge by Gov. LePage to veto all legislation, whether Democratic- or Republican-drafted, and to veto the bipartisan-produced budget, thereby potentially forcing legislators to put off their summer break, left me wondering: Where have I heard this before? I realized today that I was recalling the delusional Capt. Queeg (played by Humphrey […]
Published
July 5, 2015

Letters to the editor: Physicians must follow absurd pharmacy rules

We know that diabetes is an epidemic in this country. And as physicians, we see that patients are finding it harder and harder to access medications despite insurance. We know also that physicians are beset with a myriad of regulations. So why is the following allowed? A major pharmacy retail chain has said that physicians […]
Published
July 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Restaurant reviewer earns zero stars for Saco review

James Schwartz, your restaurant reviewer, may have good ideas, but he mostly stumbles in their execution. We live in Saco and dine at The Chef & The Gardener quite often. I would give him 0 stars for his 1½-star June 21 review of the restaurant. The dimly lighted hallway entrance ramp invites my husband, in […]

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