Letters

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January 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: Though clinic singled out, many in Maine offer abortion services

I applaud the unanimous vote by the Portland City Council to enact a protest-free zone around Planned Parenthood on Congress Street. Given how much attention has been focused on Planned Parenthood, you could easily think it is the only health care office in Portland that performs abortions. It is not. Although it has not always […]
Published
January 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine Sen. Susan Collins lauded for support of Alzheimer’s study boost

Citing the devastating emotional and economic toll that Alzheimer’s disease takes on more than 5 million Americans and their families, Sen. Susan Collins, along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, has introduced a resolution declaring that the goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s by 2025 is an “urgent national priority.” The resolution recognizes that […]
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January 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: With so many outages, time to look for alternative to above-ground power lines

Snow, ice, power lines down, thousands in the cold darkness in their homes. Again and again. News media full of stories about utility workers putting in heroic hours, cutting branches, fixing wires, people suffering. And through all of this, no one mentions something obvious – spending the millions each storm costs on a massive nationwide […]
Published
January 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: Collins should support candor about victims of U.S. drone casualties

At the dawn of the New Year, we are accustomed to hearing prayers for world peace. An important step the U.S. government could take toward peace and good will in 2014 would be to reveal the names of civilians and “combatants” killed by drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. This transparency would show the world […]
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January 1, 2014

Letter to the editor: Christmas story’s headline shows lack of understanding

The headline on the lead story of the Dec. 21 Religion & Values section – “Poll finds Christmas has lost its meaning” – is inaccurate and carelessly misleading. According to the article, half of the respondents consider Christmas a religious holiday and 54 percent planned to attend worship services. Those figures certainly don’t justify the […]

Published
December 31, 2013

Letter to the editor: Grandmother grateful for stranger’s generosity

Yes, Virginia, there are still miracles that happen at Christmastime. On Dec. 19, I drove to Standish to pick up my four grandchildren to take them to the Maine Mall to do some Christmas shopping and see the Christmas displays. The two older ones went shopping by themselves and thought that was a pretty big […]
Published
December 31, 2013

Letter to the editor: Giving thanks for kindness of strangers

On Dec. 16, I was sitting in McDonald’s in Falmouth when a stranger walked up and said, “Are you a veteran?” At the time I was wearing a hat that said U.S. Navy VP Association. When I replied, “yes,” the stranger, Glen Maners, said, “Merry Christmas” and handed me a Walmart gift certificate for […]
Published
December 31, 2013

Letter to the editor: LePage, House Republicans should help secure subsidies

Gov. Paul LePage declined federal funding for MaineCare expansion, leaving thousands of Maine residents without access to affordable health insurance. The Republican Party has sabotaged the Affordable Care Act at every turn, thus ensuring continued political power. Gov. LePage is currently reviewing alternatives to expansion such as in Arkansas and Iowa. These states have received […]
Published
December 31, 2013

Letter to the editor: Righteous anti-gay bigotry damaging beyond belief

I find it hard to swallow that we live in a country that where people say that a genetic predisposition is a sin and that sinners are going to hell. Then people who hold those beliefs hide behind religion and freedom of speech, like their bigotry is something righteous. When someone calls these people out, […]
Published
December 31, 2013

Letter to the editor: Energetic free press helps show where to place trust

Once again, many thanks are due to the Press Herald and particularly to Colin Woodard for the excellent article on Republican interests in undermining the tax structure of the state of Maine (“Washington County residents have mixed reactions to plan to eliminate taxes,” Dec. 5). The FreeME plan, if proposed and enacted, would free Washington […]

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