Letters

Published
January 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Charitable giving means being asked to give again

Is there anyone out there, besides me, who feels like they are being buried under an avalanche of requests from charitable groups and institutions? There was a time when March of Dimes was in February or March, Easter Seals were at Easter and the American Lung Association did Christmas Seals. They had annual drives. Now […]
Published
January 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Civilization may depend on winning war on poverty

Bravo to Jeffrey Neil Young for his Maine Voices column calling for a renewal of the War on Poverty (“America can still win the 50-year-old war against poverty,” Jan. 6). So many powerful voices over the historical eras of time have told us that poverty is an evil that must be eradicated. Read the words […]
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January 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Nancy and Jim Pike are best argument for food stamp program.

As I read the first part of your article on hunger in Maine (“The Challenge of Our Age: Keeping hunger at bay,” Jan. 5), my heart swelled and then ached for the plight of Nancy and Jim Pike. I am in awe of the sacrifices they make on a daily basis to maintain their lifestyle. […]
Published
January 12, 2014

Letter to the editor: Story on elders’ food insecurity disturbs

As I was busily clipping the plethora of coupons from the Maine Sunday Telegram, I had time to reflect on how disturbed I was by the juxtaposition of two items in the Jan. 5 paper. Although I don’t consider my family or me to be “food insecure,” I do clip coupons and shop sales to […]
Published
January 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Midtown a key component of city’s economic future

The people behind Keep Portland Livable would lead you to believe that midtown is massively out of scale with Portland, but when you stop to look at the numbers, you see otherwise. It won’t turn Portland into Boston overnight. Its proposed 675 apartments, built over 10 years, will only increase the population by a fraction. […]

Published
January 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Dangerously weird weather needn’t be in our future

On Monday, an eerily warm, wet gale devastated the weekend’s winter wonderland. It played havoc on our streets, with ice sheets, twisted ankles and dinged-up drivers. The next day, we went back to the cool January temperatures we Mainers know and need. These 40-degree swings are global warming here and now – appropriately dubbed “global […]
Published
January 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Spotty cellphone coverage rivals broadband problem

I read with interest the article Jan. 8 about broadband going nowhere fast in Maine (“Maine broadband service ranks 49th out of 50 states”). While broadband coverage is certainly important for our state’s development, we are also significantly lacking cellphone coverage – which is just as important. I live in Portland, the state’s largest city, […]
Published
January 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cash disbursement to EBT card holders should cease

Cash disbursement to EBT card holders should cease
Published
January 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: EBT card abuse overblown

Forget the war on women or gays – what we are having in this state from Gov. LePage and this country’s Republican Party is a war on the poor. The GOP in Washington is pushing forward with cuts to food stamps as well as other programs that help poor people in this country. I feel […]
Published
January 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: Michaud’s voting record should be focus of attention

Why is U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud making such an issue of his sexual orientation? Is it to divert attention from his total lack of qualifications to be governor? Never have we had a candidate, from either party, so unprepared by virtue of education, practical experience or intellect to guide our state through these troubled times. […]

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