Letters

Published
April 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Life sentence for Tsarnaev would halt cycle of revenge

Responding to Julie Zimmerman’s courageous letter (“Executing marathon bomber would perpetuate cycle of revenge,” April 14): I would take issue with her description of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother as being “horribly misguided.” They were much more than “misguided.” They were truly evil, totally depraved and absolutely despicable. That said, all the more reason for […]
Published
April 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Executing Tsarnaev would make him a martyr

I’d like to echo letter writer Julie Zimmerman (“Executing marathon bomber would perpetuate cycle of revenge,” April 14). A death sentence will only turn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into a martyr, which is what all the Islamist fanatics are after. Once he has been declared a martyr by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, al-Qaida […]
Published
April 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins and her colleagues should support Clean Power Plan

I believe strongly in protecting our environment and public health. As a former Portland city manager, I know ﬁrsthand how important clean air is to economic growth and the vitality of a city. I appreciate the action that our own Sen. Susan Collins has taken thus far to acknowledge the issue of climate change, which […]
Published
April 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Column expresses liberal philosophy, obtuse notions

Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich’s column equating the mortgage interest deduction on Americans’ homes with food stamps and other welfare payments is the height of the arrogance of the intellectual elite that on a daily basis tries to convince us that up is down and black is white (“Government assistance benefits more than the usual […]
Published
April 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Irony abounds in racist incident in Portland’s Old Port

I wanted in the worst way to lash back at the cads who, from their car, “yelled a derogatory word for blacks” at the family enjoying a balmy afternoon in the Old Port (“Ugly incident in Old Port leads to burst of online debate about race in Maine,” April 6). Those ignorant young people come […]

Published
April 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: More assurances on Maine’s court fees would be welcome

We applaud Mary Ann Lynch, media counsel for the Maine Judicial Branch, for her public assurances that Maine’s courts don’t jail those who are “unable” to pay fines (“Another View: Only those who can pay, but don’t, face jail time for unpaid fines,” April 3). It is a much-needed baby step, reassuring the public about […]
Published
April 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: ACLU’s anti-religious bias in bad faith

Regarding the tempest in a teapot now brewing in the Brunswick school district (“Brunswick teacher accused of discussing religious belief,” April 8): It would be appreciated if the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine would lighten up a bit. No doubt the ACLU’s Zach Heiden is an astute and erudite barrister; however, his overzealous tone […]
Published
April 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Collins’ Keystone stance belies her climate-change ‘leadership’

Maine Sen. Susan Collins has become a self-described leader on climate change! At a recent roundtable in Portland, Collins actually gave advice for making progress on this issue. During the question-and-answer session, the audience members were too polite to ask how a climate change “leader” could support the Keystone pipeline and the filthy tar sands […]
Published
April 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Credit Yarmouth’s culverts for making driving easy

Now that everybody has had the enjoyment of driving over speed bumps this happy spring, you can all rest assured that it does not have to be that way. All culverts installed properly with insulation wlll not be moved by the frost in the spring of the year. The only reason that the culverts are […]
Published
April 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Titanic’s immigrant class the forgotten casualties

As the world started to move into the 1900s, the shipping lines between Europe and North America were already making profits off the immigration to North America. The White Star Line was one of the major players of this immigration business to North America. They saw that they could make more of a profit in […]

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