Letters

Published
July 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Teachers’ pay should be based on performance

First let me say that I strongly support teachers and teachers unions. Teaching is one of the hardest jobs you can do, if you do it right. Unions are needed to protect teachers’ rights from the whims of politicians and publicly pressured administrations. It’s funny, but teaching is the only profession that every Tom, Dick, […]
Published
July 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Isn’t Gov. LePage a welfare recipient?

Is the governor paid out of the same General Fund as MaineCare and other state-supported programs? If so, could he be considered on welfare? John Boylston Dresden
Published
July 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Do anti-bullying laws cover sidewalk protests?

I would like to comment on the July 16 letter to the editor “Gantlet of clinic protesters intimidating to patients.” One can hardly pick up a newspaper or turn on a television, a cellphone or a computer without reading an article about bullying. Anti-bullying bills and laws are being passed in our schools and in […]
Published
July 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Support sellers of local seafood

My appreciation to the Press Herald for encouraging your readers to consume locally sourced finfish, but your piece (“Try one fish, two fish, redfish and new fish,” Source, June 15) missed mentioning a number of seafood businesses that also source regionally caught seafood from the Gulf of Maine that include direct sales to consumers. I […]
Published
July 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Series on Passamaquoddy provides important lessons

Your series on the Passamaquoddy is a piece of wonderful writing that brings to light just one of the tragic histories of the First People of the land we immigrants call America (“Unsettled: Triumph and tragedy in Maine’s Indian country”). It should be widely read, especially in the schools, where so little is taught about […]

Published
July 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: House Island history should be kept alive

Regarding the sale of House Island (“Maine island with storied past set for new chapter,” July 9): What a shame if the buyer tears down the remaining buildings on the island, which hold a lot of history pertaining to immigrants to the Northeast. Yes, build vacation homes, but keep the history of the island by […]
Published
July 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine demonstrates gains from facing climate change

In the business of addressing climate change, The Washington Post says Congress is not managing the risks, dangerously ignoring them at our own peril. “If Congress were the board of a large company, ignoring such a serious risk would give shareholders ample reason to fire every head-in-the-sand director. Voters might want to contemplate the analogy […]
Published
July 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: LePage has time for fringe, but not for normal AARP

Imagine my surprise to read that Gov. LePage has met at least eight times with men who say they represent a handful of people who consider themselves “sovereign citizens.” When the governor was first elected, I requested a meeting on behalf of myself and the volunteer leaders of AARP Maine. He refused to meet with […]
Published
July 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Election law doesn’t cut Cutler a break

It seems columnist Bill Nemitz cannot comment in your paper without drifting into an opinion that supports his prejudice (“Cutler’s camp, in need of money, looks to alter rules,” July 9). It is a fact that citizens have leveled a lawsuit against Maine campaign financing laws that allow $3,000 per candidate for major-party members and […]
Published
July 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: There’s simply no defense for cruelty to crustaceans

It is interesting to note that Linda Bean’s only defense of the sickening cruelty that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals documented at her slaughterhouse – including ripping off the legs, heads and/or shells of fully conscious lobsters (“Linda Bean responds to PETA’s allegations of cruelty,” July 11) – is that “everybody else does […]

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