Letters

Published
April 10, 2013

Letters to the editor: Paper right to raise alarm on warming

I have been impressed, since moving to Maine in January, by the coverage in both the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald of the effects of global warming — a topic major papers and commercial networks seem reluctant to take on. I’m thinking especially of two recent Page One articles in the Portland […]
Published
April 9, 2013

Letters to the editor: Tan ban aims to protect teens’ health

There is a mini-drama unfolding in the Legislature with a conflict between two of the different worlds in which I live: the world of medicine and the world of politics. What happens when these worlds collide is unfortunately not just the stuff of good theater — it has major health consequences for our children. […]
Published
April 8, 2013

Letters to the editor: Mayor seeks to disband charter schools

Baxter Academy remains in the news. They met with the Charter Commission to discuss the recent changes in management and their fiduciary duties in order to open their doors in September 2013. In my opinion, it is clear that Portland Mayor Michael Brennan is taking advantage of the present situation in order to disband the […]
Published
April 7, 2013

Letters to the editor: Immigration dialogue must be civil

Who are “we” the people? The first Americans are people whose ancestors have been in this part of the globe since before recorded history. I’ve got to confess that I don’t know how far back these people can tell their history. Then came Europeans, et al. First the Scandinavians and then Columbus and all who […]
Published
April 6, 2013

Letters to the editor: Kneejerk NIMBY stance slows growth

The proposed east-west highway is drawing a lot of concern from residents whose towns or townships may be along the route. This is typical of any improvement proposed in Maine to help the business environment. These towns need the state’s financial backing to fund essentials within their communities, so by resisting business improvements such as […]

Published
April 5, 2013

Letters to the editor: LePage ignores public schools’ successes

I am vice chair of the Board of Directors of Maine School Administrative District 60, but I am writing as a private citizen. My views here are my own and are in no way to be taken as a statement by the board. Thank you for stating so directly Gov. LePage’s hatred of, and war […]
Published
April 4, 2013

Letters to the editor: Sequester cuts further isolate seniors

I am a volunteer for the Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels Program in Brunswick. We volunteers have just been informed that, owing to the sequestration, there will be a cutback on the program starting this month. Meals will still be provided, but delivery will occur only on Wednesday, instead of Wednesday and Friday, and the […]
Published
April 3, 2013

Letters to the Editor: Local job creator faces undue obstacles

Re: “Trees standing in way of boatyard proposal” (March 25): In 2010, Gov. Paul LePage ran on a platform of pro-business, anti-regulation and revitalized economic development. Yet here we are in 2013, and Phineas Sprague Jr. can’t move forward on his planned boatyard development because small trees and scrub-brush have overgrown the rubble on […]
Published
April 2, 2013

Letters to the Editor: Editorial on Zumba case lacks perspective

Your editorial of March 23, titled “Our View: Zumba prosecution critics off the mark,” was itself off the mark. It’s time for perspective. It is time for reality. Your paper has obsessed, speculated and opined that this prostitution case was a setup for extortion. It was not. Early on in this investigation, as soon as […]
Published
April 1, 2013

Letters to the editor: Program cuts will hurt elderly Mainers

I am deeply concerned about our governor’s proposed elimination of the Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled Program as proposed in his biennial budget. Cutting this program will impact seniors and persons with disabilities with very low incomes. Eighty thousand people are due to lose help with costs for prescription medications, effective July […]

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