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January 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Point to LePage for hunger, middle-class wage drop

A few comments after reading the Jan. 10 edition of the Press Herald: • Local & State section: “Food bank gives out 35 percent more meals” in 2014. Would it be unfair to give Gov. LePage at least partial credit for this achievement? Or perhaps the simple declaration that Maine is “Open For Business” wasn’t […]
Published
January 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Save cost, respect residents, drop two-way traffic plan in Portland neighborhood

Several months ago my wife and I attended a meeting on the issue of converting State and High streets from one-way to two-way, and I chimed in with passionate aversion to this costly undertaking. Part of my objection to this plan is that I live at the base of State and York streets, where we […]
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January 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Thank you, state of Maine, for approving online learning

I am writing to express my profound gratitude to the state of Maine for approving a new, state-of-the-art learning option for students who don’t fit the mold of public school. Our daughter struggled in public school for many years because of a different learning style as well as high sensitivity. We tried many different avenues […]
Published
January 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Haiti quake overwhelmed weak health system

Jan. 12 marks the fifth anniversary of the devastating earthquake and the subsequent cholera epidemic in Haiti. Writing from our vantage point in Haiti five years hence, we can’t help but reflect on those times in light of the numerous disasters and epidemics that have befallen many communities around the world since. There is no […]
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January 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Prayers for France, victims of violence tied to religion

Watching the news every day makes me wonder what a wonderful world it would be, if only human beings were spiritual instead of needing to be part of an organized religion that dictates their behavior by belonging. My prayers (which are spiritual in nature) go out to France and all the present and past victims […]

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January 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Atwell, Center for Teaching and Learning, North Yarmouth Academy praised

I read with great joy your front-page story Jan. 7 about Nancie Atwell’s nomination to win the Global Teacher Prize (“Maine educator chosen as finalist for $1 million global prize”). She is a great writer, reader, thinker and educator. She is an inspiration, and it’s hard to imagine anyone more deserving of the $1 million […]
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January 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Advocating homeopathy as public health tool is dangerous

In response to “Letter to the editor: Parents have a right to refuse vaccines” (Jan. 7) by Kelly Callahan: Have you ever walked through a cemetery with pre-1950s graves? If you have, you have seen the high percentage of people who never made it past childhood. Now walk through the contemporary section: almost no graves […]
Published
January 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Will Congress act ‘too late’ on climate?

Not long ago an interesting op-ed appeared in newspapers across the country. It began: “More than a year before the United States formally entered World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur warned that ‘The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: Too late. Too late in comprehending the deadly purpose […]
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January 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Balanced piece on gallery controversy draws praise

I will admit being tempted by the scheme as Bob Keyes outlined it in his Dec. 7 article about Art Collector Maine (“New gallery draws competitors’ ire by charging artists for exposure”). As a Maine native, I have resented Maine Home+Design redefining what Maine is to fit their wealthy, urban ideal. That’s not the Maine […]
Published
January 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine should consume local food, not export it

It would be a shame if the irony implicit in the headline, “More Maine food on the world’s plates” (Jan. 5), and the accompanying article were allowed to fade into the archives without comment. After all, one of the most prominent foodie fads in this proudly foodie state is the pressure to eat locally. This […]

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