Letters

Published
November 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: LePage has never governed for all of Maine’s people

In his Nov. 6 New York Times op-ed, “Triumph of the Wrong,” Paul Krugman makes the observation, “Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.” While he is referring to the national scene, the same concept applies to the re-election of Gov. Paul LePage. For we who are aware of the reality […]
Published
November 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Pre-election callers knew status of family’s ballots

The editorial “Our View: Voter mailing shows vulnerability of data” (Nov. 18) prompted me to share our recent experience. I received numerous calls prior to the elections. Oddly enough, this year was the first year we chose to go the absentee ballot route for my family of four. I did not get them returned in […]
Published
November 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Deering Pavilion residents need a bus shelter

There is a health and safety hazard at Deering Pavilion, an affordable-housing complex for low-income seniors and disabled folks. The problem? No bus shelter. Common decency requires the landlord to provide, as essential infrastructure, a weather-protected place for these vulnerable tenants to sit; a place to rest old bones and old joints while waiting for […]
Published
November 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Higher minimum wage would be hard on seniors

Like many seniors across this country, we have a budget to make and pension and Social Security income to meet the monthly demands. The private pension income is fixed from the day we started it until we die. Social Security yearly increases have all been small compared to the real rate of inflation. If Congress […]
Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Clean Elections Initiative received well by voters

The Clean Elections Initiative is a bright spot in the aftermath of the most expensive election in Maine’s history. I’m proud to be a part of this exercise in grass-roots democracy. On Election Day, we were at 205 polling places around the state, from Kittery to Fort Kent. Maine voters lined up to sign the […]

Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: City must crack down on landlords

Re: “Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations,” by Randy Billings (Maine Sunday Telegram, Nov. 9): It is very upsetting that landlords don’t take responsibility in managing their properties. They have no respect for human life. I feel that landlords look at owning properties as a easy way to make money. Would these […]
Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Not voting best choice for report card recipient

This is in regard to the Nov. 9 letter “Group that listed those who did not vote should be investigated”: I agree with the writer, Vera A. Northrup of Union. I received a similar letter from another group, the Voter Participation Center, and have been waiting for a phone call from them, as I would […]
Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Landlords need incentive to abide by codes

Every day I ride my bike by the house at 20 Noyes St. on my way to work. The charred structure still smells like the fire that took the lives of six young adults. It is so sad. And it is also tragic that there is no outrage against a system that allows shortcuts with […]
Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Pace of climate change means humans will adapt

Climate change is real. Climate change has been going on more or less steadily for many millions of years. Climate has gone through many long, slow cycles of warming and cooling. Massive glaciers have advanced and retreated many times. The most recent retreat of major glaciers occurred around 12,000 years ago, when human populations were […]
Published
November 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Health care professionals need to collaborate more

Health care? Or lack thereof? The two first words of this letter need to be defined by the state for providers, and for those receiving the alleged “care” from providers. “Health” is rather broad when considering the overall well-being of individuals and their surroundings. Here is where systems run by people, for people, need to […]

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