Letters

Published
July 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mainers urged to help halt spread of invasive plants

Fifty years from now, I don’t want to have to tell my grandchildren what native Maine forests looked like. Yet the propagation of invasive species threatens much of Maine’s natural habitat. Through land trusts, Maine has done a remarkable job of managing the most serious threat of all to natural areas: human development. Yet invasive […]
Published
July 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Outdated bear-hunting practices should be banned

I support the group Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting, which is seeking to change the laws regarding bear hunting. I grew up around hunting, and one of my sons is a hunter. In exchange for the privilege of hunting, hunters should have respect for nature, and how the animal being hunted functions in its delicate […]
Published
July 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Longtime fan lauds Portland’s Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

When I was 7 years old, my father took me to a Kotzschmar Organ concert at Portland City Hall for the first time. The organist was Portland’s Alistair “Sandy” Grant. I was mesmerized by the whole event. I lived away from Maine for a number of years and returned in 1981, just in time to […]
Published
July 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Honor Lac-Megantic by reining in use of fossil fuels

Thank you for covering the anniversary observance of the Lac-Megantic disaster. Headlined “Portland rally recalls tragedy” (July 6), that coverage described one of the rally’s sponsors, 350 Maine, as “a group that opposes fossil fuels.” Speaking as a member of 350 Maine who attended the rally, it would be more accurate to say that the […]
Published
July 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cairn’s columns, news reporting will be missed

After reading about North Cairn’s impending “migration” to Michigan and a new life she will have teaching writing at a college there, I realized how many times I had meant to thank her (“Winging it: Navigating a new migration,” July 13). In her own special way, she wove beautiful tapestries of words, capturing the images […]

Published
July 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: DHHS hearing to look at medical marijuana, OCD

I am a family physician in Down East Maine. I have asked the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to consider adding obsessive-compulsive disorder as a qualifying condition to be prescribed medical marijuana. I have seen amazing changes in the lives of several patients with OCD who were certified for another qualifying condition. The […]
Published
July 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: Writer should stick to  food, service, ambiance

Regarding the recent Dine Out Maine review of the restaurant Anneke Jans (“New chef at Anneke Jans in Kittery still finding his footing,” July 6): I felt like an unwilling participant in a dialogue between the restaurant reviewer and her idol. I suggest the reviewer, Melissa Coleman, “stick to the knitting.” Ms. Coleman needs to […]
Published
July 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘Real Mainers’ oppose cruelty of bear baiting

I strongly disagree with the opinion of Ken Groder, a retired Master Maine Guide, when he says “a real Mainer” will vote against the approaching referendum seeking to end the baiting, trapping and hounding of bears (“Letter to the editor: Bear referendum concerns retired guide,” July 13). He claims we will be best served by […]
Published
July 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: Childhood neighbor of LePage holds different views on poverty

I read with interest your July 20 article “The early years: Paul LePage.” The story of his difficult childhood and challenging path to adulthood, culminating in his rise to the position of the governor of Maine, is compelling and impressive. I also grew up in Lewiston’s tenements, at the same time and in relatively close […]
Published
July 26, 2014

Letter to the editor: Despite opposing abortion, Catholic supports Democratic Party

Re: The July 22 commentary “Why do American women vote at a higher rate than men?” that touched upon the impact the Reagan years had on women and their issues, and have since influenced how women vote: During the years when Ronald Reagan was president, I was struck by a severe bacterial infection that wreaked […]

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