Letters

Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Government police-state tactics spread

Last year, it appeared that the police-state nature of our government had only reached as far north as Boston, with the warrantless, KGB-style house-to-house searches for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. But one year later, two different stories on the front page of the April 16 Portland Press Herald tell a different story. A reportedly […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Treasure hunter’s critics need to answer questions

I’m writing in response to your article on Greg Brooks (“Maine treasure hunter Greg Brooks scrutinized by state fraud agency,” April 14). My wife and I have known Greg and his wife for more than 20 years, and they are good-hearted people. Just ask the people such as Bill Nemitz who went into New Orleans […]
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April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Headline about welfare program penalty misleading

The headline “Governor: Welfare penalty to cost state” on the front page April 18, while accurate, is likely the only part of the article most people will ever see. The article goes on to report: “Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that the federal government will penalize the state $7 million because its welfare cash assistance […]
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April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bombing headline accurate but placed emphasis unfairly

I am disappointed with the headline for the April 19 article “Man with ties to bombers got visa from Portland firm.” While the article explains the issuance of a J-1 foreign exchange visa, and its subsequent revocation by the Council on International Education Exchange, the headline unnecessarily paints CIEE with a negative image. In fact, […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Putting plovers in zoos won’t solve earth’s problems

The shortest letter in a recent Press Herald carried the most potent of messages (“Letter to the editor: Put plovers in a zoo and give us humans our beaches back,” April 19). It is not worth repeating the author’s name here, as her pitiful opinion is one to be embarrassed by instead of being proud […]

Published
April 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Column on Westbrook suspensions raises issues of responsibility

I noticed on the front page April 10 with Steve Solloway’s column about alcohol and minors (“Will Westbrook athletic director’s resignation be heard, or go to waste?”), there was also a picture of three mugs of beer in full color, with a story headlined “Grab a mug, Mainers, craft beer bonanza’s coming”! Advertising overwhelms every […]
Published
April 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: In move to Gray, Narrow Gauge Railroad would give up ocean view

As an uneducated Vietnam veteran, I have a few questions after reading the article in the Portland Press Herald on April 11 about the Narrow Gauge Railroad moving from Portland to Gray (“Narrow Gauge Railroad’s move from Portland is slow process”). One question is: Why would one town go after another town’s business that seems […]
Published
April 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Responding to people in crisis requires more training than deputy had

Re: “Man shot by deputy died of head wound” (April 14): Shameful! Vicki McKenney called the police so they could intervene and help save her husband, Stephen McKenney, from committing suicide. Instead, they end up being the one to kill him. Clearly, this young, 25-year-old deputy, with only two years’ experience and a whopping “week […]
Published
April 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: UMaine System’s financial struggles not new to SMCC graduates

Nearly 43 years ago, in June 1971, at what was then known as the Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute on Fort Road in South Portland (now known as Southern Maine Community College), I graduated with a two-year diploma in industrial electricity. The graduating class of 1971 was the first to hold the ceremonies in the […]
Published
April 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: When raising rates, CMP should remember people

I am one of the half-million customers who will be affected by Central Maine Power’s proposed unfair rate increase if the Public Utilities Commission approves their proposal. I decided to make my voice heard about this by testifying before the commission at a public hearing April 3. I’m glad I did. Many in our state […]

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