Letters

Published
July 25, 2013

Letters to the editor: Train ‘parking’ policy factor in tragedy

I am writing in response, not only to the front-page item “Railway’s Maine lines inspected recently” (July 17), but to most of the coverage of the tragic train derailment in Lac-Megantic. Everything I have read so far misses the point: The ridiculously dangerous practice of parking a train on a main running line is simply […]
Published
July 24, 2013

Letters to the editor: Elementary pupils merit ‘equitable schools’

A recent front-page Sunday Telegram ad featuring a Falmouth home for sale concluded with the words “good schools.” Good schools sell houses, maintain property values and attract young families. Portland real estate ads don’t hype the schools. Portland has a rare opportunity to ensure that all elementary students attend safe schools of adequate size and […]
Published
July 23, 2013

Letters to the editor: Food program critic’s priorities at issue

“Who could possibly argue against L.D. 1353, a bill requiring school to provide lunches to deserving children during months when school lunches are not available?” A recent Press Herald editorial (“Our View: LePage should back bill to close student food gap,” July 11) drew “Another View: Summer food program for kids bad idea if it […]
Published
July 22, 2013

Letters to the editor: Bias, flawed law at fault in Martin case

As a matter of law, George Zimmerman was rightfully acquitted of the criminal killing of Trayvon Martin. Yet Martin was wrongfully killed. Society is left with a wrong without a remedy. The fault is twofold. First are the endemic vestiges of racism in our culture. The second is the Florida statute that allows a person […]
Published
July 21, 2013

Letters to the editor: Engineer fall guy in train tragedy

The monstrous tragedy at Lac-Megantic provides great sorrow for the present and, hopefully, lessons for the future. All through the early coverage, day after day, the words filled the written pages and online screens. Are the fires out yet? How many dead? Routinely, without elaboration, the stories noted the engineer was the sole crew of […]

Published
July 20, 2013

Letters to the editor: Sen. Collins says stance on Cordray didn’t shift

Recently, following a 3½-hour debate in the historic Old Senate Chamber, members of the U.S. Senate reached a bipartisan agreement that averts drastic changes to our longstanding rules and traditions, yet addresses the gridlock that frustrates so many Americans. Following this agreement, and with my support, the Senate voted to confirm Richard Cordray as the […]
Published
July 19, 2013

Letters to the editor: Driver safety riding on fading lines

If you have a reporter looking for a story, please find out what Maine is using to paint our roads. The white lines have faded into the pavement, shoulder lines have all but disappeared, and the yellow lines are peeling off in chunks. Whenever an accident occurs, it is reported if speed or alcohol was […]
Published
July 18, 2013

Letters to the editor: Cottage could be haven for writers

In “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson wrote: “In nature nothing exists alone,” an indisputable truth that deflates this comment (“Wildlife refuge weighs future of historic Biddeford cottage,” July 10) by a neighbor of Timber Point Cottage at the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge in Biddeford: “This is a wildlife refuge. To me, that’s a place for nature […]
Published
July 17, 2013

Letters to the editor: Toshi Seeger was legend in her own right

Re: “Singer Seeger’s wife dies at 91” (July 12): “Singer Seeger’s wife” was a successful person in her own right and has a name, Toshi (nee Toshi-Aline Ohta) Seeger. Your headline was a slight to Toshi, who was a most magnificent woman. Pete Seeger’s success was her success. I am privileged to know Pete and […]
Published
July 16, 2013

Letters to the editor: Further gun limits won’t ease violence

While I have been blessed to be a Maine resident, I am a Chicagoan: the city with the strictest gun laws in the USA. Gun registration and control — even direct prohibition — do not reduce gun violence. Concealed carry is illegal in the state of Illinois. Nor does the state recognize concealed-carry licenses issued […]

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