Letters

Published
September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Newspaper right to stop biased endorsements

It is welcome news that the Press Herald will no longer endorse candidates for political office on the editorial pages (“Our View: Who are we endorsing? Nobody – and here’s why,” Aug. 31). You are correct in stating that your opinion is no better informed than that of your readers, but unfortunately, many readers believe […]
Published
September 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Why re-elect members of congress who fail to work together?

Our U.S. Congress has had as low as a single-digit approval rating over the past year. However, in the upcoming elections, most of us will still vote our own congressional members back in. Statistics prove this. But when this happens, the message our Congress gets is: “You and your colleagues may be unable to run […]
Published
September 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Independent candidates offer alternatives for voters

Polls consistently show that around 85 percent disapprove of the performance of Congress and that voters feel most members of Congress listen to party leaders more than the people they represent. It seems fair to conclude that we are displeased. We might ask: Why don’t politicians get it? Well, they don’t have to care. Voter […]
Published
September 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Proposed location – not the Brunswick Amtrack layover facility itself – draws opposition

I am writing regarding your editorial: “Our View: LePage administration goes off track on Amtrak layover facility in Brunswick,” Sept. 3. In it, as in just about every opinion piece on the same subject, the authors cite various “critics” who are “opposed” to the facility. The reality is that the opposition is not to the […]
Published
September 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Social Security bigger than politics

I grew up in a typical coastal Maine family of staunch Republicans. Whenever my grandmother mentioned President Franklin Roosevelt, she would use a curse word (rare for her) because she thought FDR changed everything for the worse. My mother wasn’t a big fan of FDR either, but she is now 93 and is grateful for […]

Published
September 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: History’s perspective can inform immigration debate

My wife and I are the grandchildren of immigrants. Our grandparents came to America during the great migration of the 20th century. They were strangers in a foreign land. I still remember an occasional Polish newspaper lying on the kitchen table. But they made a difference. They became dairy farmers, tavern owners, carpenters and factory […]
Published
September 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘Metropolitan’ USM should look to locating programs in Portland

Those of us who care about the future of the University of Southern Maine as a university must applaud the affirmation by interim President David T. Flanagan and Provost Joseph W. McDonnell of the institution’s identity as a metropolitan university (“Off Campus: USM will survive and prosper by becoming a ‘metropolitan’ university,” Sept. 8). “Metropolitan” […]
Published
September 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mainers generally tolerant but national policy is racist

It’s hard to avoid the idea, when you think about the unrest and militarized response in Ferguson, Missouri, that local politics is colored by international events. Considering how readily an African immigrant in Maine could be targeted as a terrorist suspect, what with U.S. military engagement all across Africa in the ongoing Global War on […]
Published
September 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mumbling drakes make good alternative to noisy roosters

Re: “Rooster causes uproar in Cape Elizabeth neighborhood” (Sept. 8): There are many good reasons to permit small-scale homesteading in urban and suburban areas. It would be a shame to limit these pursuits, as is being considered in Cape Elizabeth. We’ve had hundreds of roosters over the years. I enjoy hearing roosters crow, but it’s […]
Published
September 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler, LePage ads mislead and disturb

I wasn’t surprised by the ads for Eliot Cutler and Gov. LePage, but I’m still deeply disturbed. One of Cutler’s ads clearly implies that Democrat Mike Michaud is afraid to debate him. This is simply false. Prior to this ad, Cutler’s campaign knew Mike Michaud had agreed to six debates, all to be televised statewide. […]

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