Letters

Published
June 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland’s Congress Square is ‘for everyone!’

I keep getting expensive, oversized fliers from the “Vote No on 1” guys. I get it, they’re backed with tons of money, but what I don’t understand is this singular focus. This “fight” is over more than just this one space. It’s about all or at least a majority of all the public green spaces […]
Published
June 2, 2014

Letter to the editor: Steve Woods qualified to represent District 25

I am writing today to endorse Steve Woods as the clear choice to represent the interests of District 25 in the Maine Senate. I first met Steve almost 15 years ago and was immediately impressed with his business acumen. As a development officer at major universities and health care institutions for 40 years, I have […]
Published
June 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: Abortion provider recalled on anniversary of his murder

Saturday was the fifth anniversary of the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Dr. Tiller, an exceptionally skilled and compassionate provider of abortion care, was shot and killed by a so-called pro-life activist on a Sunday morning while serving as an usher at his church in Wichita, Kan. Dr. David Gunn, the first provider of abortion […]
Published
June 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: National Guard leaders deserve more respect

The columns by Bill Nemitz regarding possible force restructuring in Maine’s National Guard and personal attacks on the character of Brig. Gen. James Campbell and Col. Jack Mosher have been shameful. Nemitz has exploited the simple fact that the military does not respond to hysterical conspiracy theories hatched by anonymous critics and rumor. These men […]
Published
June 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: High praise for Togus from family of veterans

I am 65 years old, a combat Vietnam War veteran of the 1968 Tet Offensive. I am writing to inform you about the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Togus. I must say that the Togus VA hospital is probably one of the best VA hospitals in the country. I have been going there for 35-plus […]

Published
May 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: Reader resents changes to make room for ‘Source’

I write with great disappointment and distress at the recent changes you have made in the Sunday paper. I have been a faithful subscriber for almost 20 years, the entire time I have lived in this fair state. I strongly object to your having taken a number of the features I buy the Sunday paper […]
Published
May 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: Another bird lover weighs in on woodpecker

I couldn’t agree more with Portland reader Carole G. Jean’s letter concerning Charles Thompson’s woodpecker essay (“Writer more annoying than woodpecker,” May 18). I’d not add a word to her sentiment save the following: 1. It was my intent as I read Mr. Thompson’s initially enjoyable piece to forward it to a fellow bird lover […]
Published
May 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: Headline writer prepared for re-election of Gov. LePage

As it appears that two of the three gubernatorial candidates are keeping their powder wet during the 2014 campaign, let’s enjoy some wordplay for what you may ultimately have to report in November if the governor is re-elected. Here, then, are some headline ideas you may employ: 1. Maine stays the “coarse” 2. Tea, no […]
Published
May 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: One day delay could save mail service

It’s time for us to change our expectations and ask: Do we require daily mail delivery? Face it, information transfer requirements have changed. Presently, many legal documents and most payments of bills are transmitted electronically; trhe paper check is all but an anachronism. We citizens need to step back and determine our present individual needs […]
Published
May 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: Constitutional amendment can blunt power of money

It appears that we are, nationally, in a state of turmoil, unable to find shared direction in the face of the political, economic and, above all, the environmental challenges we face. Our democracy is our essential decision-making tool, and we are losing it to the influence of corporate power and money at large, in our […]

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