Letters

Published
September 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: MaineCare expansion offers too many benefits to ignore

As the years pass by, I’ve seen the average age of our residents increase to a point where I now believe we are No. 1 as the oldest state per capita in the union. Our young people, the same young people we have relied on to carry on the great state of Maine tradition, are […]
Published
September 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Opponents of more health care aid hurting poor Maine women

Thank you for the important editorial Sept. 5 highlighting steps Maine can take to support working women that are also business-friendly (“Our View: Working Maine women need policy protections”). I am writing to emphasize another piece of the puzzle – access to health care. By refusing to accept the federal dollars set aside to cover […]
Published
September 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Foes of Brunswick train shed have gotten off track

In their Sept. 10 guest editorial, “Another View: LePage, DEP raising valid issues about Brunswick Amtrak facility,” Bob Casey and Chris Morrison wrote that the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority “failed to notify nearby residents.” The gentlemen themselves failed to mention that NNEPRA notified neighbors based on the definition of abutters provided by the […]
Published
September 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: If Portland’s needle program working, why more hepatitis C cases?

Re: David Hench’s article “Effort to keep drug users safe altered after Portland group complains” (Sept. 12): According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine’s reported rate of acute hepatitis C increased by 800 percent between 2007 and 2011. The Portland Needle Exchange has been handing out free needles and drug cut […]
Published
September 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Fairness denied for FairPoint workers

My son and son-in-law are hardworking, dedicated 15-year-plus FairPoint employees. The impasse at FairPoint is not just about FairPoint, it’s the truth about the direction this country has taken in the last two decades and will continue to go unless we stand up together and support our middle class – the hardworking people who have […]

Published
September 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland Water District blameless for proposed fee

As an elected member of the Portland Water District’s board of trustees from Portland, I am writing to correct a mistake made by Randy Wakefield of Portland in his Sept. 10 letter to the editor (“Proposed Portland storm tax is a money grab“). Mr. Wakefield made a mistake by connecting the Portland Water District to […]
Published
September 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Political pettiness enabled by coverage of the trivial

When are we going to hold ourselves accountable for the same behavior we chastise our children for? At the dinner table, our family speaks of judging people by their actions, respecting the opinions of others and arguing one’s point with well-thought-out ideas, not pointless attacks on irrelevant perceived personality traits. Shame on you for your […]
Published
September 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Just what is governor driving at with NASCAR?

I read the article about Gov. Le-Page’s partially funding a Maine-themed race car two days after I learned that my 17-year-old granddaughter and her mom lost their MaineCare (“State, businesses co-sponsor car branded to market Maine in NASCAR race,” Sept. 11). It seems the income my granddaughter earned working two jobs this summer put the […]
Published
September 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Collins’ votes show she’s out of step with constituents

Susan Collins voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act for women. She blocked legislation to raise the minimum wage – she thinks $10.10, in two years, is “too much.” Collins voted to deny women health care by supporting the Blunt Amendment, allowing discrimination in offering birth control. She’s declined to take a position against Big Oil […]
Published
September 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Affordable culture becomes a lost art

In the last 10 years, Portland became a destination for people from all over the country. How? A natural progression of artists finding a place where they could live inexpensively while gathering the energy of other like-minded individuals to pursue their passion; a place where the nuts-and-bolts workers could thrive; and a place where natural […]

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