Letters

Published
March 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Mainer challenges LePage to join him at Preble Street

I’ve read with concern Gov. LePage’s comments accusing Portland of irresponsible use of funds over payments to homeless shelters. I feel strongly that no one asks to stay the night at Preble Street unless they really need help. I know the governor has overcome homelessness, and I imagine he has stayed in shelters before. I […]
Published
March 16, 2015

Letters to the editor: Letter writer gave wrong information about Israel

The March 11 letter by Bob Schaible (“Netanyahu’s actions part of familiar Israeli pattern”) contained significant distortions and misstatements. The notion that “Israel sent Arab Jews into Egypt to bomb U.S. facilities in ways that implicated Muslim groups” in the 1950s is as fantastic a claim as ones that insist that the Holocaust did not […]
Published
March 16, 2015

Letters to the editor: Let’s keep America’s arms open to all

I came to this country nearly 50 years ago. Even coming from England and in the easiest circumstances financially – having married a U.S. citizen – it was not easy to adjust. This country was more open to immigrants then. I experienced the culture here as one that remembered its immigrant history. Coming from England, […]
Published
March 16, 2015

Letters to the editor: LePage back to his bullying ways, this time over state income tax

Recently, Gov. Paul LePage addressed Maine legislators and the citizens of Maine. He introduced his agenda for this year and beyond, which included elimination of the state income tax. Since that time, we’ve learned that to achieve his goal and continue to fund programs that Maine people support, we would need to replace those dollars […]
Published
March 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Vaccination ads an affront; it’s parents’ place to decide

Even though there have been no measles outbreaks in Maine, television ads have cropped up strongly urging people to get their measles shots. What is going on here? Why are they trying to capitalize on people’s fears and/or lack of knowledge to induce public opinion for the vaccine? There is alternative information available, however, for […]

Published
March 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Lawmaker’s ‘joke’ merits harsh penalty

President Obama was in Selma last Saturday for the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a day that began 50 years ago as a peaceful protest march and ended in beatings by police officers and shocking the nation, eventually leading to the Voting Rights Act. Also last Saturday, Oklahoma University frat brothers sang a racist chant and […]
Published
March 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s methadone plan hurts the fight against addiction

Re: “Many resist LePage administration’s bid to drop methadone as MaineCare benefit” (March 6): I am writing to add my voice to the growing chorus of addiction medicine professionals who oppose Gov. LePage’s proposal to eliminate methadone maintenance as a reimbursable MaineCare benefit. As a native Mainer and a primary care physician with a sub-specialization […]
Published
March 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Nurses were the ‘angels’ in his miraculous recovery

I read with interest the letter by Valerie Lovelace regarding assisted death (“Assisted-death legislation would offer a different choice,” March 8). I am more interested in assisted life! I was admitted to Maine Medical Center on Nov. 5, 2014, with heart failure, and the skill and expertise of Dr. Alfred Nicolosi saved my life! I […]
Published
March 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Pleasantly surprised by quick response from lawmaker

I recently sent an email to Sen. Eric Brakey explaining why I totally disagree with his proposal to allow adults to opt out of wearing seat belts. I was pleasantly surprised to get a quick response from him explaining his ideas and why he made the proposal. I still disagree with his position, and his […]
Published
March 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Physician-assisted suicide needs full, reasoned debate

With regard to physician-assisted suicide, I am repeatedly discouraged by limited and one-sided discussions concerning this complex, important and controversial subject. A March 8 letter to the editor is an example of this (“Assisted-death legislation would offer a different choice”). The Feb. 23 op-ed on this subject (“Maine Voices: Discussion should begin on right to […]

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