Letters

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November 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Ebola not deadliest threat

Fear and ignorance are much more deadly than Ebola. Mark Bowie New Gloucester
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November 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage fosters, panders to irrational Ebola fears

On Sept. 27, the Portland Press Herald published an op-ed titled “Nobody should be embarrassed by Maine’s current governor.” Now I feel not only embarrassed but also shamed by his recent fostering and pandering to irrational fears held by some among us. Kaci Hickox not only served heroically as a nurse at ground zero of […]
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November 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mismanagement is USM’s key problem

In the Oct. 25 article “UMaine System trustees cut two more academic programs at USM,” board Chairman Samuel Collins was quoted as saying that the University of Southern Maine cuts were like plugging a hole “before the ship sinks.” I think the more accurate analogy would be that the captains failed to do routine maintenance […]
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November 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Strategy employed to determine USM cuts questioned

As a former university professor who also served as a department administrator for many years, I struggle to find the strategy at work in the recent cutbacks at the University of Southern Maine. In at least two cases – cuts to the Muskie School of Public Service and the elimination of a tenured position in […]
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November 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Traditional Catholic views deserve writer’s respect

It was disappointing to read the article by Nicole Winfield of The Associated Press: “Catholic Church’s ‘seismic shift’: Bishops say gays should be welcomed” (Page A2, Oct. 14). There has been no “seismic shift” in the Catholic Church; the headline is misleading and inaccurate. One of the subheads is “All Catholics deserve respect,” and I […]

Published
November 4, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM spiral of cuts will only end with investment

The University of Maine System makes cuts to the University of Southern Maine, so the quality of the education that USM offers declines, so student enrollments decline, so revenues decline, so the university makes cuts, so … This death spiral won’t end unless enrollments rise, which will happen only if the quality of education the […]
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November 4, 2014

Letter to the editor: Use of caution with Ebola is not fear

Kaci Hickox says that science should guide public policy on Ebola (“Quarantined nurse emerges, plans legal fight if state gets court order,” Oct. 29). She and the Portland Press Herald would have us feel guilty for feeling afraid of her and Ebola. She says science should guide our responses, not fear. Here’s a piece of […]
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November 4, 2014

Letter to the editor: Medicare for all would let companies focus on business

A recent article in the Portland Press Herald has provided us with yet another reason why we should fund health care in our country through a single-payer, Medicare-for-all system. On Oct. 31, the paper reported (“FairPoint to end health care benefits for strikers”) that FairPoint Communications had informed its striking workers that it would stop […]
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November 4, 2014

Letter to the editor: Letters threatening to tattle on nonvoters are an invasion of privacy

I am a U.S. Navy veteran, and I believe it is everyone’s right to vote. I usually exercise that right myself. However, letters have been sent to Mainers’ homes that include a list of names of people at that address and if they voted or not, noting that letters like these might come out after […]
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November 4, 2014

Letter to the editor: Next up for voters is signing a ranked-choice petition

Not to devalue the votes for candidates, bonds and referendums that Mainers will cast Tuesday, but the most important action voters can take for the future of democracy in Maine might be to sign the petition for ranked-choice voting. However the voting goes, it seems certain that whoever is elected governor will not be supported […]

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