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December 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: CIA report spurs reader’s questions

As we learn, again, of the horrors of the CIA’s interrogations during the war in Iraq, it is easy to get caught up in the moral disgust that the images generate. But in that revulsion, we are missing one important aspect of this sorry episode in our great nation’s history: For four years, the truth […]
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December 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: A high price for skimping on special education

A poignant column by two well-regarded special education attorneys, “Op-Ed: The Sandy Hook failure,” was published Dec. 9 in The Connecticut Mirror. The piece makes the point that Adam Lanza, the perpetrator of the 2012 shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, should have been receiving special education services, but was not. To quote one of many notable […]
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December 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Determination of strikers impresses daily passer-by

I have lived most of my life about half a mile from Davis Farm Road in Portland, first on Riverside Street and now just over the West Falmouth line, off Blackstrap Road. Each day since Oct. 17, as I’ve approached the Blackstrap Road railroad crossing by Davis Farm Road, I have seen FairPoint employees marching […]
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December 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: For many Mainers, response to Lyme disease falls short of meeting needs

Thank you for the article “Lyme disease digging in as Maine mounts fight against it” (Dec. 9). Lyme disease is not only a medical issue but also a social work issue. The Maine Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers has recently endorsed the establishment of a committee on social work and Lyme disease. […]
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December 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: DHHS Chief Mayhew gets that success is moving people off welfare

I am so happy we have a health and human services commissioner who gets it. Mary Mayhew’s op-ed (“LePage administration’s welfare reform policies inherently compassionate,” Dec. 5) hit the nail on the head about moving people from welfare to work. When is the last time we had a DHHS commissioner who was actually trying to […]

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December 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Press Herald’s online poll requires new answer option

May I suggest that you add a third answer option to your online “Today’s Poll”: “Don’t know” or “Don’t care”? The latter would be particularly useful when the question concerns which team will win a football game. Ellen D. Murphy Portland
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December 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mayor shows he’s ignorant of roots of racism problems

I must respond to Mayor Michael Brennan’s comments at the Gathering for Justice on Nov. 25 and the March to End Violence on Sunday. At the Nov. 25 event, he recalled the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and pointed to strides the city of Portland has made in combating gun violence. On Sunday, he […]
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December 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Acceptance of gays is long overdue

Thirty-some years ago, my parish priest said, “I fail to see how a just and loving God could create an entire group of people and tell them they could not love, be loved and show their love. Gays are as God made them.” However, there’s always been difficulty accepting “the other.” It took a civil […]
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December 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Evaluation of gun club noise and safety needed

The Spurwink Rod and Gun Club in Cape Elizabeth has been in the news as we all work to establish a solution to problems inherent in a firing range abutting a residential neighborhood. I am writing to clarify some points: • First, the Cape desires a range that is safe. All parties agree to that now, […]
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December 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Objection to photos on EBT cards hard to understand

I cannot understand why people object to having their pictures on EBT cards. After all, they are required to have them on driver’s licenses and passports. I am sure they do not argue with the authorities on this issue. If it will eliminate fraud, why not? It isn’t going to cost them anything. Why object? […]

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