Letters

Published
January 31, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland lawmaker’s reaction to bill offends religious advocate

Speaking as a member of the Judiciary Committee for the Maine Legislature in a recent work session (Jan. 23), Rep. Matthew Moonen, D-Portland, called efforts to protect religious freedom “offensive.” He was attacking L.D. 1428, which is a good bill, passed by Congress and 18 other states. He said some “faith organizations had spent millions […]
Published
January 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine social services system failures show lack of leadership

I was appalled to read Bill Nemitz’s column “Child welfare is sad victim of Maine’s neglect” (Jan. 19). Nemitz hit the nail on the head, concluding, “Enough with the welfare cops. It’s time DHHS hired a few vigilant mothers.” After the LePage administration fired the folks who knew the ropes in Augusta, they realized that […]
Published
January 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM College Democrats chair going for Cutler for governor

My name is Marpheen Chann-Berry, and I am the student vice president at the University of Southern Maine and chair of the USM College Democrats. It took me a lot of thinking and some time to finally say that, as a Democrat, I am voting for Eliot Cutler in 2014. I like Mike Michaud and […]
Published
January 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: Denying immigrants aid a type of political weapon

Isn’t the withholding of Maine General Assistance dollars from immigrants whom we’ve just granted political asylum in this country the same thing as using food (or shelter) as a political weapon against them in their former countries? That’s why many of them are here in Maine in the first place – because of a brutal […]
Published
January 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: Who gave immigrants the right to a free ride here?

I saw in the paper the other day and again on the TV about these immigrants wanting to keep all the general assistance they can get. Well, from a 71-year-old American: I have worked hard all my life since I was 14 and nobody ever gave me or my wife anything. So what gives these […]

Published
January 30, 2014

Letter to the editor: Progressive operatives need to sit it out for next few years

Alan Caron’s column of Jan. 23 (“Concentrated wealth puts our economy, democracy at risk”) is just beating an old progressive drum: Point the finger at the extremely wealthy and whomp up class envy to justify taking the wealth from one citizen and giving it to another, all in the name of eradicating income inequality, the […]
Published
January 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Clapboard Island a gem worth conserving

I am writing to urge support for the purchase of the northern end of Clapboard Island to conserve the property and make it available to the public. Clapboard is located immediately off Falmouth Town Landing in Casco Bay. The island recently came on the market for the first time since 1898, and a local group […]
Published
January 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Portland doesn’t need more traffic problems

It never ceases to amaze me how this city thinks and operates. On one hand, we have a useless mayor who gives a State of the City address promoting more business to locate here, and on the other hand, we have a Planning Board and city councilors making it harder to arrive in and depart […]
Published
January 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: State should be prepared for inevitability of legal pot

In the next 10 years, marijuana will be as legal as vodka in the U.S. It is going to happen. You can like it or not. The train has left the station. The only question is when it will arrive. Absent action by thoughtful people, someone will try to set up separate committees, laws and […]
Published
January 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: In Scarborough, minority should be heeded on issue of leashing dogs

Those who want Scarborough to continue to allow unleashed dogs on our beaches are vehement. But I hope the Animal Control Advisory Committee and our Town Council members understand this issue is not really about the plovers. Many people who use our beaches feel terrorized by out-of-control dogs, although only a few of our residents […]

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