Letters

Published
February 22, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine must be realistic about cost of helping immigrants

The proposed termination of General Assistance by Gov. LePage to refugees and asylum seekers caused lots of comments calling him mean-spirited, unfair, immoral. Gov. LePage might have the diplomacy skills of “a bull in a china shop,” but being a realist, he’s right in this case. Maine is very generous to the refugees, and as […]
Published
February 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Olympics should separate performance, athletic games

It’s time to divide the Olympic Games into two separate events: the Athletic Games and the Performance Games. The distinction would be whether or not judges decide the winner. In Sochi, the Performance Games would include “almost sports”: figure skating, ice dancing, halfpipe, slopestyle (sorry, Jeff), moguls and aerials. These sports have hidden judges who […]
Published
February 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: South Portland not ideal for proposed concert venue

The recent story about the proposed concert venue in South Portland has me agreeing it’s a great site (“Developer asks permission to build South Portland concert venue,” Feb. 18). It’s also a bad location. Anyone who has viewed the Independence Day fireworks from Bug Light Park can attest to difficulty in departing the area. The […]
Published
February 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Is Searsport propane storage tank golden opportunity for Maine?

Tux Turkel’s article Feb. 18, “Propane’s promise as Maine fuel in jeopardy,” covered the situation remarkably well, except for one hole. He notes in passing the proposed propane storage tank in Searsport, which “had the potential to be used for export.” That completely misses its declared intent: to import propane. He quotes Kim Tucker, an […]
Published
February 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins just plain wrong on cutting federal government spending at this time

On Feb. 12, Sen. Susan Collins voted against “An act to temporarily extend the public debt limit,” and apparently in favor of having the United States default on its debt. Perhaps Sen. Collins actually believes that federal government spending should be substantially cut now, which was the stated reason all the Senate Republicans voted against […]

Published
February 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: All veterans deserve equal benefits

Maine’s Legislature needs to make a statement in 2014. That statement should say that any veteran who receives a campaign medal in any armed conflict should be entitled to the same benefits – one of them being a $6,000 property tax exemption and a $50,000 property tax exemption for specially adapted housing units of veterans […]
Published
February 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland visitor disappointed walks still not cleared of snow

I visited Portland over Presidents Day weekend and returned home Tuesday. I was disappointed that – 24 hours after a storm – the sidewalks had not been cleared of snow, especially in the Old Port. My hosts, who negotiate the city mostly on foot, had warned me of this. But surely they, more than a […]
Published
February 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Public discourse not without hassle; still, Portland shouldn’t stifle it

I read with interest an article Feb. 14 on Page C1 (“Anti-abortion protesters sue to overturn buffer zone outside Portland clinic”). Daniel and Marguerite Fitzgerald of Shapleigh and their children are suing to overturn a ban on gathering within 39 feet of the entrances of Planned Parenthood’s Portland clinic. That Planned Parenthood would do anything […]
Published
February 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Closing the deficit shouldn’t cut into people’s well-being

I’m tired of witnessing how our elected officials are so out of touch with the plight of the common person. This is evidenced by the fact that in December, some refused to include emergency unemployment compensation in the budget bill provisions. This affects about 1.3 million Americans who have lost or will lose their benefits. […]
Published
February 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Make Obama fail, or Americans succeed. Both can’t be done.

Republicans can spend their time trying to make President Obama fail, or they can spend their time to make the American people succeed. They can’t do both. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner have made their very immoral and cruel choices, like cutting food stamps for children during the […]

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