Letters

Published
March 16, 2020

Letter to the editor: Abortion foes show no compassion for women

It is disheartening to read Judy Icenogle’s letter condemning abortions with no exceptions. Recently on a country road, a young woman was sexually abused by a man holding a knife to her throat. She managed to run for help. He chased her with his car. With a broken leg she fell helpless just yards away […]
Published
March 16, 2020

Letter to the editor: Vietnam ‘Wall’ could be model for King memorial

I was just reading your newspaper’s account of the rejection of Robert Katz’s team’s design for the King memorial: “It’s not a memorial to Dr. King,” Marcia Minter, a local artist and consultant to the committee, said in deliberations afterward. “Now it’s about everybody who was involved in the civil rights movement and what it […]
Published
March 16, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Panic buying bad for Maine

People with real medical problems suffer when their neighbors overreact.
Published
March 16, 2020

Letter to the editor: Historic zone protects neighbors

At the Planning Board meeting to discuss the question of historic district status for Munjoy Hill, the most disconcerting statement of the board’s discussion was that the historic designation would be ”taking the neighborhood off the market.” The Hill has become a prized residential location. Consequently, many large and very expensive multi-unit buildings have been […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins has done more to endanger rural school aid than to save it

Re: “Letter to the editor: Collins helped save aid for rural schools” (March 10): Before she helped temporarily save aid for rural schools, Sen. Susan Collins endangered it. Sen. Collins might have once been a truly bipartisan, independent lawmaker. This has not been the case since President Trump took office. Despite pleas from her constituents […]

Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Without preparation, right response to potentially lethal virus will elude us

No respiratory virus ought to be trivialized, especially in the context of a vulnerable group, e.g., those who are poor, those who live in a war-torn region or those who may suffer with pre-existing lung disease or chronic ill health for some other reason. However, the cascade of recent events defining the national and the […]
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March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Time to raise gas tax to fund Maine highway repairs

As noted in your paper Thursday (“Borrowing urged for roads and high-speed internet,” Page B1), our highway fund is $230 million short each year, resulting in delays in infrastructure repairs that are dangerous to motorists. With the price of gas spiraling downward, now is the perfect time to raise the gas tax. A car that […]
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: Immigrants are a role model for dealing with pandemic

A teacher and her students agree that 'the very worst problem is feeling all alone' – so reach out to others in your community.
Published
March 15, 2020

Letter to the editor: UMaine System’s remote learning plan a bad blow to local economy

The University of Maine System’s recent decision to close university campuses to students and transition to remote learning for the remainder of the semester was premature and irresponsible, and will have a massive cascading impact on the local economy. The impact of students going home and staying home is going to be like a financial […]
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Payroll tax relief is Trojan horse for cutting Social Security, Medicare

Beware the gift horse! The president has put forward the idea of waiving payroll taxes to boost the economy. Is there more to the idea than boosting the economy in response to the COVID-19 virus? Cutting payroll taxes affects two general areas. If by payroll taxes he means that the income taxes we all pay […]

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