Letters

Published
March 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Curmudgeonly nudges get no action on Yarmouth potholes

This has been a terrible winter, and roads are showing very pronounced wear and tear. Back on Feb. 25, the local NBC affiliate, WCSH-TV 6, ran a feature regarding the awful potholes that are on many roads. They also noted that by state law, the towns have but 24 hours to repair such potholes. Well, […]
Published
March 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Man would have to give up job to qualify for MaineCare

I want to share what has happened to my 34-year-old daughter and her husband since they were dropped from MaineCare in June. My daughter and her husband are disabled and on Medicare. They are both cursed with mental illness, and my daughter is mostly immobile because of a herniated disc. She now needs surgery to […]
Published
March 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Policy hobbling development is no recipe for growth

L.D. 1791, the bill introduced by Gov. LePage to “enhance local economic benefits” related to wind energy, is misguided and poor economic policy. The bill has three major elements: to remove official state targets for wind energy generation, require projects demonstrate a costs savings to Maine rate payers and require wind projects utilize local manufacturing. […]
Published
March 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Raising property taxes for city schools burdens workers, elderly, disabled

So Portland’s school superintendent wants to raise property taxes again? Really? The city is being run on the backs of the working people, the elderly, the disabled. First the circuit-breaker program is taken away by the governor. Then our property taxes are raised again. I’m tired of listening to “The city needs to give money […]
Published
March 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Pay heed to burden on Portland taxpayers

In the March 12 Press Herald, there is an article about the proposed school budget for 2014-2015, calling for a 4.5 percent increase in spending over the budget approved last year (“After years of cutting, Portland school budget seeks to bolster staff”). Casco Bay High, our expeditionary school, is targeted to get a 12.4 percent […]

Published
March 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Politicians ought to respect the proud people they serve

“Fathers, do not nag your children lest they lose heart” is a biblical quote that I loved hearing as a child. It didn’t apply to Dad; he was the gentlest parent to his seven daughters and three sons, but I loved the notion that he was also answerable to a higher power. I’ve since broadened […]
Published
March 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Great Northern needs bill to compete

As a staff representative for the United Steelworkers International Union, I represent many of the laid-off employees at Great Northern Paper’s plant at East Millinocket. Our union is doing all it can to help the workers while at the same time supporting the company’s efforts to restructure. This includes urging the Legislature to pass a […]
Published
March 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Universal health care lacks incentives to contain costs

In a recent Maine Voices piece, Alice Knapp makes the mistake many advocates of single-payer health care make: They think health care will be cheaper and better if someone else pays for it (“Universal health care is only fair,” March 9). Knapp likes the publicly funded Canadian system, but even the Health Council of Canada […]
Published
March 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Early detection research needed for deadly cancer

Pancreatic cancer is not a well-known disease, but it is the fourth leading cause of death in cancer patients. When the cancer is diagnosed, the victim sometimes has between a couple of hours to a couple of months to live. Yet there is no test to diagnose pancreatic cancer earlier. I have been affected by […]
Published
March 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Green power carbon offsets do nothing to curb polluters

Congratulations to the Telegram for North Cairn’s excellent article of Feb. 16 that dealt with wind power carbon “offsets” – revealing how wind corporations make millions selling offsets to polluting companies so that they may continue polluting (“Landowners cash in on timber they don’t cut”). I agree with a writer who said green energy offsets […]

Sign In:

Letters