Letters

Published
March 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins continues effort to bring lawmakers together

With all the dysfunction and frustration in Congress over the last few years, I wanted to let Maine residents know about how Sen. Susan Collins achieved rock star status recently in Washington, addressing 300 women representing 200 garden clubs throughout the country who were attending The Garden Club of America’s annual National Affairs and Legislation […]
Published
March 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Feature from the archives draws praise from reader

You are to be commended for introducing the feature “Flashback” to your readers. The development of Portland between the important years of 1937 and 2005, shared from your archives, is so useful for us to know. William D. Hamill Yarmouth
Published
March 13, 2014

Letter to the editor: Gambling in Maine pits Main Street against Wall Street

Let’s face it, gambling is a contentious issue. No matter where you stand on it, however, there’s one topic that is not part of the discourse, but should be: localism. Surely, you believe we should support the businesses and people of Maine over outside corporate interests. So, if gambling is alive and well in the […]
Published
March 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘War fever’ clouds picture of the situation in Russia

The U.S. media has created “war fever” in this country and done so in a manner that befits William Randolph Hearst in 1898 when he propagandized war with Cuba. When no one else could answer the question “Who sunk the Maine?” he boldly declared, “It was the damn Spanish!” Today, it is the damn Russians! […]
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March 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland DHHS easement vote nothing to praise

It is quite distressing that you awarded a “thumbs up” to the near-completion of a great disservice to thousands of Mainers – the Department of Health and Human Services office displacement (“Our View: Thumbs up, thumbs down: A review of Maine news,” March 8). You rejoiced that the Portland City Council did “approve easements that […]

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March 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Roxanne Quimby’s foresight praised as land for public dwindles

Any plan to put a new national park in Maine has been halted by people who do not realize what has been going on or the ramifications of endless delays. Mainers grew up having the freedom to use paper company land with no restrictions. Twenty-plus years ago, the state of Maine had the opportunity to […]
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March 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Replenish Portland salt, sand piles with street-sweeper dirt

I walk every morning and notice huge amounts of used salt and sand in mounds along the sides of streets. Would it be possible to recycle this with the same machine that sweeps the streets clean each day? Sidney RichardsonPortland
Published
March 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Joy over having health care shows value of easy access

News articles concerning health care continue to appear in the media. A Feb. 18 Associated Press article (“Baby boomer health care sign-ups booming”) gets to the heart of the issue. The writer notes how people in the 55-64 age bracket make up 31 percent of new enrollees. Most telling are the words of these newly […]
Published
March 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Has extremism spread to the Republican Party in Maine?

A controversial bill passed by the Arizona state legislature generated nationwide protests and boycott threats. A recently defeated Maine bill, L.D. 1428, was essentially equivalent. Both bills would have allowed discrimination against any group and even refusal of medical care, simply based on a religious objection. A recent national news program revealed that these bills […]
Published
March 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Food labels and warnings should go up front

Everyone is high fiving the Food and Drug Administration for changing food labels so that a normal person can understand what she is eating. My view: It took them long enough. When obesity is the No. 1 killer in America, it begs the question, was the FDA asleep at the wheel? After a 20-year slumber, […]

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