Letters

Published
April 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Support bill that would treat pregnant prisoners with more compassion

In Maine, no law exists preventing pregnant prisoners from being shackled during labor and delivery, during prenatal appointments or following the birth. Consequently, perinatal prisoners will remain shackled until secured again in prison. Some may consider a laboring prisoner a flight risk or a danger to others. Those who believe this have never experienced childbirth. […]
Published
April 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Preserve panoramas when developing Portland Co. site

Broad neighborhood support for development of the Portland Co. property depends upon a site plan that will not just benefit the owner, but also is guided by values that reflect the unique natural attributes of Munjoy Hill and the city of Portland. Sidewalks and streets in the areas of upper Fore and Adams streets provide […]
Published
April 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Cutler will help UMaine System’s new grad school get it right

While details remain limited, the establishment of an Eliot Cutler-led graduate business and law center in the University of Maine System is extremely encouraging. I should know – I am deeply conflicted on where to attend business school. I am in my early 30s and nine years into a solid career here in Boston. It […]
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April 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Minimum-wage hike won’t help poor but will fuel runaway inflation

I had a conversation with my son Dave about the minimum wage. He made the statement that the minimum wage historically buys “one gallon of milk and a loaf of bread.” He looked it up online, and sure enough, he was correct. I’ll add this: “Include a gallon of gas in the mix.” In 1960, […]
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April 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s surprise local stop confirms negative impression

My wife and I attended a supposed informational meeting on the governor’s budget and tax proposals last Wednesday, sponsored by state Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth. Instead, the event was crashed by the “Big Guy” himself, Gov. LePage! Without even acknowledging Sen. Breen (she must have Democratic “cooties”), he refused to sit with her and went […]

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April 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Phrase ‘full burden’ takes teacher retirement discussions in wrong direction

In the story “Political division emerges over teacher retirement costs” (Local & State Dispatches, Page C3, March 26), the first sentence is: “The Maine House and Senate are divided over a bill that would shift the full burden for teacher retirement costs onto the state.” This sentence, with its use of the phrase “full burden,” […]
Published
April 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: Article on food donation contrasts with editorial

Does anyone else think it ironic that in the same edition of the Portland Press Herald (March 30), the editorial board saw fit to address the impact of budget cuts on hunger in Maine and the strain on food pantries (“Our View: With senior meals cuts, food security hurt again”), while there was a news […]
Published
March 31, 2015

Letter to the editor: Dyslexic children lose when condition goes undiagnosed

The Maine House and Senate will soon be voting on L.D. 231, “An Act To Ensure That Schoolchildren with Dyslexia Receive the Assistance Needed.” There have been two impassioned public hearings in front of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on this topic so far this session. The task of this piece of legislation is […]
Published
March 31, 2015

Letter to the editor: Columnist overlooks what unbounded growth could do to Portland

Greg Kesich, editorial page editor for the Portland Press Herald, has now made his misguided position absolutely clear: Growth of any kind in Portland is our city’s salvation, and we should all sit down, shut up and let it happen. There is no other way to read his March 25 column (“Residents of Portland have […]
Published
March 31, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let folks of modest means draft Vermont senator’s White House campaign

I am taking this opportunity to announce my support for independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president of the United States in the 2016 election. He has the right ideas for our country and for our time to put a stop to the oligarchy we have been living under for years. It is time for […]

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