Letters

Published
October 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Those who believe ‘scientific evidence’ on bear baiting should address climate change

I only wish that all those people who want us to accept the “scientiﬁc evidence” to continue bear baiting would step up to the plate and do something about climate change. Frank D’Alessandro Portland
Published
October 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Independent Cutler would be proactive leader for Maine

During the past several months, the candidates for governor have presented to us, the voters, their ideas about how they would lead Maine over the next four years. The one candidate who stands out over the others is independent Eliot Cutler. Eliot is a statesman, a visionary, an excellent listener and a man of integrity. […]
Published
October 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Attorney who worked for Passamaquoddy should be pardoned

I was saddened to read Colin Woodard’s Oct. 11 report (“Don Gellers, counsel to Passamaquoddy tribe, dies in New York at 78”) of the death of Rabbi Tuvia Ben-Shmuel-Yosef, who was known in Maine as Don Gellers, the attorney who first represented the Maine Passamaquoddy Indians in the 1960s. All Mainers should hang their heads […]
Published
October 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Michaud’s voting record shows he’s not moderate

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s campaign frequently claims that he is a reasonable, bipartisan moderate. Of course, every voter should be wary of what a campaign claims. Fortunately, there is a way to check this claim. Both the liberal Americans for Democratic Action and the conservative American Conservative Union have rated Rep. Michaud’s congressional voting […]
Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Ebola may spread differently in the U.S.

Public health leaders appear to have a very high confidence-to-knowledge ratio regarding Ebola in the U.S. They act like Ebola will behave the same way here as it has in Africa, where the endemic diseases are different and the immunity of the population is different. Disease dynamics are different in each population infected. Two Dallas […]

Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Dire weather, climate predictions better covered than actual outcomes

A recent dispatch (“Atlantic hurricane season is so far lightest since 1983,” Page A10, Oct. 9) noted there have been only five named storms so far in the 2014 hurricane season. It might have been helpful to note that the weather experts predicted anywhere from 10 to 14 named storms. There are still six weeks […]
Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Impending cuts in classical languages program at USM are heartbreaking

The news of the impending gutting of the University of Southern Maine classical languages department – brought about by the elimination of Dr. Jeannine Uzzi’s position – is not only absurd but heartbreaking as well. I am a Latin teacher for students from fourth grade and above, both locally and for an international online academy. […]
Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Tattoos, facial metal turn off diner

“Soup to Nuts: In the restaurant business, tattoos tell tales” (Oct. 8) was an odd story, wasting two full pages in the Food & Dining section, both condoning and encouraging this current fad in some of Portland’s latest hip establishments. It was tasteless and unappetizing. I can’t believe that the owners of the six businesses […]
Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins shows qualities of Margaret Chase Smith

When Republican Susan Collins first ran for the U.S. Senate, she expressed a desire to model herself after another outstanding senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith. I would say that Sen. Collins, now running for her fourth term, has achieved this goal. Like Margaret Chase Smith, Sen. Collins has represented Maine with distinction and is […]
Published
October 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Commentary contains half-truths on MaineCare expansion

The Oct. 11 commentary by Jonathan McKane (“MaineCare expansion means more budget misery”) finds only bad things about giving free medical care to those who cannot afford it. Nothing good. He asks the reader to believe a host of half-truths, wishful thinking and gross exaggerations. MaineCare should not exist in Maine for these people, he […]

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