Letters

Published
March 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: Ski resort with hurtful name deserves to be boycotted

The Press Herald gave us very mixed messages March 23. On one page, there was a commentary debunking Andrew Jackson for the removal and genocide of many Native American tribes (“Andrew Jackson isn’t worth the paper he’s printed on”). On another page, you gave us ski writer John Christie’s big pep talk about a certain […]
Published
March 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Gifts from many could solve budget shortfall at USM

I was distressed to read about the proposed cuts at the University of Southern Maine due to budget shortfalls. But then an idea occurred to me: If each student currently enrolled in the school were to raise $50 from 30 people, the gap would be closed and the cuts would not be necessary. As a […]
Published
March 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Students praised for standing up against budget cuts at USM

I was pleased to read that current University of Southern Maine students are standing up against the Kalikow administration’s austerity agenda in the recent Press Herald article, “USM Student Senate passes resolution against budget cut decisions” (March 24). I am considerably less pleased that the administration continues, over a sizable and growing protest movement, to […]
Published
March 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM President Kalikow’s resume belies criticism

I don’t know details of the University of Southern Maine’s troubles, but I do know something about USM President “Theo” Kalikow, and your recent excerpt of Phillip Shelley’s letter to her in no way reflects her 50-year academic reputation (“About 200 USM students stage walkout,” March 25). Shelley claims Kalikow will be remembered as “a […]
Published
March 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Kalikow administration uses machete to make budget cuts

Machetes are crude instruments that deliver destruction and mayhem. Scalpels are the antithesis of machetes – they deliver precision and delicacy. In nearly all instances in which excisions need to be made, the scalpel is the appropriate tool. Unfortunately, the Kalikow administration at the University of Southern Maine has taken a machete to the budget […]

Published
March 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cumberland County sheriff candidate seems to lack credentials for the job

I was appalled when I read a letter from Michael Edes, a candidate for Cumberland County sheriff (“Cumberland County Jail security lapses raise questions,” March 15). The retired state trooper is an individual with little supervisory experience at best, running for the top-level spot in a $17 million operation as his retirement job! Current Sheriff […]
Published
March 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: U.S. military’s justice system is riddled with injustice

I see that Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was given a reprimand and a fine, and no brig time or reduction in rank, after having been charged with forcing a female captain to perform oral sex and threatening to kill her if she told about it (“Army general spared prison time in sexual misconduct case,” […]
Published
March 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM’s ‘business’ strategy invites a downward spiral

If the University of Southern Maine is a business, as the chairman of the USM Foundation recently stated (“USM president: School must redefine its mission,” March 20), its business model seems aimed at reducing the quality of their products and hoping their consumers don’t notice. That works with big-box stores that can drive competition out […]
Published
March 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Casco Bay High School a gem that’s worth sustaining

In reply to Jack Moran’s letter “Pay heed to burden on taxpayers” (March 17): I understand that many in Portland are in hard financial times. However, Casco Bay, our expeditionary school, is not a burden, but a privilege to have. I am a student at Casco Bay, and I’ve been in traditional school programs. I’ve […]
Published
March 27, 2014

Letter to the editor: Closure of food pantry in East Winthrop cause for dismay

I read with dismay that yet another resource for the poor, the East Winthrop Baptist Food Pantry, will close due to institutional policy changes (“Maine food pantry closing blamed on Hannaford policy change,” March 21). The pantry depended completely on Hannaford supermarkets for its food supply, so 100 East Winthrop families lost access to free […]

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