Letters

Published
February 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Protection of tribal waters a moral, legal imperative

Re: “Maine told to tighten tribal land water rules” (Feb. 6): That the federal Environmental Protection Agency has directed the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to develop more stringent water-quality standards, in order to protect sustenance fishing in the waters of the Penobscot Nation, is cause for jubilation! Not only is it morally and legally […]
Published
February 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Demand more answers of Portland Community Health Center CEO

I read with interest Sunday’s front-page article “Viability of health clinics in doubt” (Feb. 8). with interest. Until this past election, I had been a Democratic Maine legislator for six years and followed Leslie Clark’s Portland Community Health Center with anticipation, hope, interest and concern. It is about my concern that I am writing. As […]
Published
February 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Climate change threatens many wonders of nature

This winter my family and I visited a small island off Puerto Rico. It was my first experience of that part of the world. At the beach, when you put your face underwater, you see dozens of fish the color of the white sand swimming in twos and threes all around you. They nibble at […]
Published
February 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Smoking still a public health matter

At Gov. LePage’s town meeting in Westbrook on Wednesday, there was a question regarding the future of Healthy Maine Partnerships in light of the proposed dismantling of the state’s public health system. The citizen cited Healthy Maine Partnerships’ long-standing success in reducing Maine’s youth smoking rate from one of the highest in the nation to […]
Published
February 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Piece on Valentine’s dates nice but not representative

Whether intended or not, Ray Routhier’s Thursday MaineToday Magazine article “Valentine’s Date” lacked any attempt at reflecting the great diversity of Greater Portland. Even though the couples presented are wonderful folks – I even know one of the couples well – they are all white, middle-class and heterosexual! Would it have been too difficult to […]

Published
February 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Human race will adapt to slowly changing climate

There is unfounded speculation that a climate catastrophe will occur in the near future unless drastic changes are made in so-called greenhouse gas emissions. There is very little likelihood that humans can do anything to affect the temperature of the Earth. About the only thing that people can do is for politicians to gain power […]
Published
February 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Historic train station lost in the name of progress

If it were not so sad, Tom Bell’s Jan. 31 article, “City dreams of a bigger train station,” would be laughable. The city of Portland had a gorgeous train station. It was called Union Station, at the corner of Congress and St. John streets. There are some of us who actually shed tears as it […]
Published
February 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Mueller’s martyrdom best honored by doing as she did

I am glad to see that the media took enough time away from focusing on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to acknowledge the death of the American foreign aid worker Kayla Mueller. And yet for all the talk about her on TV and in the papers, there is a convenient omission of any mention of […]
Published
February 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Money and fame behind Little League scandal

Re: “Chicago’s Little League team stripped of national title over cheating” (Feb. 11): On the issue of Little League Baseball stripping the U.S. championship from Jackie Robinson West, I think it’s a pretty clear situation: The team would not have won the U.S. championship if not for being a “super team,” using players from outside […]
Published
February 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Heavy snow necessitates disposal in sea

I understand that Portland is prohibited from dumping snow in the Atlantic Ocean. However, considering the unusually high snow pack, perhaps it would be prudent to relax this restriction. While driving through Portland’s highly constricted streets, I have seen pedestrians walking well outside the area allotted to them and often directly in the street itself. […]

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