Letters

Published
November 3, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘Midtown’ compromise a victory for Portland

Your Oct. 24 editorial (“Our View: Outcome of ‘midtown’ clash no victory for Portland”) describes the compromise design for the midtown development in Bayside as a loss for Portland and a signal to developers that Portland is anti-development. I disagree. I believe that this outcome is a victory for the city – a demonstration that […]
Published
November 3, 2014

Letter to the editor: Encourage everyone who is eligible to get out and vote

If you are reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re going to head to the polls Nov. 4. Or maybe you’ve voted early or by absentee, but by reading the letters to the editor you are also engaging in the public debate. As someone who takes the time to vote, you know that those […]
Published
November 3, 2014

Letter to the editor: Vote for candidate who supports women’s issues

How can we support women’s full participation in Maine’s economy? It is disappointing that in the debates and other rhetoric about Maine’s economy, reference to reproductive rights and health care is rarely included as an important factor in strengthening Maine’s economy. Yet unintended pregnancies frequently are a factor in unbalancing the state’s budget. According to […]
Published
November 3, 2014

Letter to the editor: Disease of ignorance insidious and spreading

We live in very dangerous times. Exposures to diseases and other potentially lethal maladies seem to be rampant and threaten our very being. Many wonder: Who or what can protect us? Can government save us from the spread of one of the most horrid and devastating illnesses that mankind has ever had to face? There […]
Published
November 3, 2014

Letter to the editor: FairPoint workers needn’t apologize for high pay and benefits

I have no connection to FairPoint, though I have followed the recent strike coverage with interest. In at least two articles (“FairPoint strikers picket for second day,” Oct. 18; “Contracts shed light on FairPoint labor dispute,” Oct. 25), you report that striking workers “acknowledge” or “admit” they have the richest contract in the country, as […]

Published
November 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: University no stranger to ‘impractical’
Published
November 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: North Maine Woods too precious to ignore
Published
November 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: Painful hospice experience should put us all on alert
Published
November 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: Pollsters make mockery of voting-booth privacy
Published
November 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: Unaffiliated candidates are financial ‘independents’

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