Letters

Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Proposed Maine streaming services tax unfair to users of new media

Instead of burdening residents with another levy, state government should look for ways to cut costs.
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: PMA triennial would reduce exhibition opportunities for Maine artists

I wish to comment on the Feb. 21 article about the complaint made to the Attorney General’s Office over the decision to replace the Portland Museum of Art Biennial, starting next year, with an international triennial open to Nordic and other artists. This was not William Thon’s intent. As a highly regarded Maine artist, William […]
Published
March 14, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bowdoin students merit stiff penalty for flouting virus precautions

In spite of receiving emails from Bowdoin College telling them not to return to the college after returning from Italy, but to go directly to their homes, two of the six students who had been studying in Italy apparently returned to the Bowdoin campus last week, with one spending 24 hours on campus March 5 […]
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Outbreak should prompt boost in Maine Rainy Day Fund allocation

The Maine Legislature is currently negotiating a $127 million supplemental budget. In early February, Gov. Mills submitted her proposal, which included $20 million for the Budget Stabilization Fund, better known as the “Rainy Day Fund.” At the time, the allocation was very reasonable. Much has changed in the past five weeks. The economic outlook on […]
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Unvaccinated virtual-school students still pose risk to general public

Re: “Our View: Lawmakers right to tweak Maine’s vaccine law” (March 12): Requiring children to be vaccinated in order to attend school serves two purposes (other than protecting the vaccinated child). Students and staff at the school have a higher degree of protection, with the higher rate of vaccination adding to the “herd immunity.” The […]

Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Abortion foes overlook people who’ve had to have them

The folks who are set against all abortion don’t know it all about the people who have had to have them. I believe in life, but the life of the mother, who has other children, comes first. My best friend had five children. When she found out that number six was on the way, the […]
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Closing Long Creek would leave many without options

If the youth detention center is shuttered, evidence-based residential treatment services should be provided to young people in communities around Maine.
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: There’s no case for depriving needy children of free school lunches

As a family physician, I have cared for many children who have benefited from free school lunches. Feeding children is essential to their being able to learn to the fullest of their abilities. They are our future. There is little evidence of widespread abuse of free school lunches. A pending Trump administration rule change could […]
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Columnist Barreca an eloquent voice for real class

Thank you, Hartford Courant columnist and professor Gina Barreca, for spelling out the true meaning of class (March 7)! In today’s world of crazy, mixed-up values, we seemed to have lost the true meaning of this word. Class distinction comes only to those who carry it in their pocket, as Lord Chesterfield once said about […]
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: CMP thanked for prompt power restoration

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