Letters

Published
July 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Community college an affordable option to Maine’s four-year schools

Much has been made recently regarding the University of Southern Maine’s and Maine Maritime Academy’s rankings by the U.S. Department of Education among the most expensive public four-year colleges for in-state students. In her July 2 article (“Two Maine public colleges make list of nation’s most expensive”), Jennifer Van Allen shared many statistics and perspectives, […]
Published
July 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: With the right reforms, Maine could be a paradise

Re: The tar sands oil issue: If you are going to do it, then do it right. Ban all fossil fuels from Portland Harbor. Ban all power boats. Only sailboats and rowboats should be allowed. Apply to the Obama administration for a federal research grant for solar-powered boats. Fishermen should not be allowed to use […]
Published
July 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Phthalates can be harmful, so more disclosure is needed

I was one of 25 Maine people who volunteered to be part of a study that looked at the presence of chemicals in my body. Specifically, I was tested for the presence of seven phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates). Phthalates are used in many household products to soften plastics – think vinyl shower curtains or ponchos or […]
Published
July 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Reject immoral laws on how we obtain our food

I was given homemade blueberry wine for my birthday. Another person gave me a quart of homemade yogurt. Someone shared a butchered chicken from their backyard flock, while someone else shared scrumptious old-fashioned kraut and another makes out-of-this-world pies. What if I gave the wine-maker, yogurt-maker, chicken producer and the kraut and pie-makers something in […]
Published
July 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Deeper look shows who is blocking student aid bill – Republicans

An Auburn letter writer recently expressed umbrage (“Dispatch article could be more complete, less partisan,” June 26), occasioned by his perception of a too-liberal editorial bias in the reprinting by the Portland Press Herald of an Associated Press dispatch advancing the notion that Republican conservatives were responsible for holding up Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Students Emergency […]

Published
July 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM search committee seeks undergraduate member

The University of Southern Maine is in a period of great change right now. I believe strongly that this year will be the year that decides how the university will continue to exist for the foreseeable future. The person to usher in this change will be the next university president as Theodora Kalikow’s contract expires […]
Published
July 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: State needs governor with Maine, not partisan, agenda

Why is party loyalty perceived as a plus in the race for governor? Gov. LePage takes 100 percent of his views from the tea party playbook while U.S. Rep. Michaud does the same from the Democratic Party agenda. But partisan politics has ill-served the nation as well as Maine. Maine needs a governor with a […]
Published
July 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Political bashing from Maine governor’s office disgraceful

Gov. Paul LePage states that Maine politics are reflective of the national political scene. The impotence of the political parties to fix anything in Washington is an embarrassing disgrace. Interestingly in my memory, local government in Maine has only recently adopted the tone of the national scene, and in my opinion, it’s directly related to […]
Published
July 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Statistic about USM graduation rate misleading
Published
July 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: America needs to consider issue of paid parental leave

As a new father continuing my family name here in America, and after reflecting on the recent editorial advocating paid parental leave which clearly agrees with my studies from the UMaine system, America needs to reconsider where the focus is. In my studies we compared crime rates and mental health statistics with other countries based […]

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