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Published
April 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Restaurant review sounded more like personal vendetta

John Golden got right to it in the very first sentence, informing us that “the best part of JBH is the view.” After his critique of the Cajun chicken egg roll, stating it was “no better than airline food,” his clever suggestion of “hey, with a few drinks and the view, the food becomes secondary” […]
Published
April 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sen. King’s vote, proposal play into hands of the rich

My jaw dropped in amazement at the news that independent Maine Sen. Angus King voted against the Equal Pay for Women legislation and has suggested he might join the Republican Caucus. Far from being in the interest of the average Maine citizen, Mr. King’s action and proposal play into the hands of the rich, who […]
Published
April 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Many good reasons honor Andrew Jackson on $20 bill

The campaign of revisionist history needs to be met with some actual facts to counter the distorted and delusional writing of people with special interests. If the schools taught more history than they are currently doing, people would know there are good reasons that Andrew Jackson is on the $20 bill. In addition to being […]
Published
April 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Universal pre-K education makes much financial sense

LD 1530: An Act to Establish a Process for the Implementation of Universal Voluntary Prekindergarten Education will provide 4-year-olds across Maine with the opportunity to attend public prekindergarten programs. Currently 40 percent of school districts in our state do not offer pre-K. The direct benefits for children who participate in high-quality early education programs are […]
Published
April 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: It’s time for Portland to fix taxpayers’ roads

I would like an answer to an age-old question – where are our exorbitant city taxes going? Maybe there is one knowledgeable person who can explain the benefits we receive for these too-high taxes. I recently mailed my half-year tax payment, $2,000, to our fair city. The monies certainly are not benefiting Portland residents. Our […]

Published
April 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Put plovers in a zoo and give us humans our beaches back

Why should tax-paying residents have to give up their beaches to plovers? If plovers are so endangered, then put them in the protected environment of a zoo and let us humans have the beaches back! Fran Palmer Scarborough
Published
April 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Commentary page essays offer something to ponder

Saturday’s Commentary page (April 12) was a feast for the careful reader. Mike Tipping’s essay asked why the multinational corporations making profits in Maine should not be required to pay taxes on those corporate earnings. If there is $5 million in annual revenue to be gained, why are Republican legislators opposed to closing this loophole? […]
Published
April 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Obamacare advisory board sounds like a death panel

After listening to the president’s Obamacare “victory lap” speech from the Rose Garden last week, I have a question: Is this still the United States of America? The president stated: “There are still no death panels.” Really? The Affordable Care Act provides for the establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The purpose of this […]
Published
April 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: MaineCare expansion veto just doesn’t make any sense

I am not an expert on health care, but I have been following the Press Herald’s articles regarding the MaineCare expansion bill. I am having trouble understanding why the governor’s veto of the bill makes sense. His explanation seems to be that we shouldn’t take the federal money and expand coverage now because the federal […]
Published
April 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine must prioritize rides for MaineCare recipients

I have great concerns about the future of non-emergency medical transportation, the well-being of our MaineCare recipients who use that service and the possible increase of taxes for all Maine residents if this transportation issue is not addressed. Non-emergency transportation services have not been meeting the needs of grandmothers, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, […]

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