Letters

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February 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Coverage of Irish election incomplete, misleading

The AP report mistakenly implied that 'the IRA was solely responsible for the death toll in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.'
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February 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Imagine what foreign spies have recorded about Trump

Has it occurred to anyone how lax the security is around our clueless president? He was apparently unaware of the recordings made by Lev Parnas (an associate of the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani), including the one in which the president instructed his aides to “get rid of” the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, […]
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February 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Protect at-risk students, educators by voting ‘no’ on 1

As a retired educator of many years, including principal of two elementary schools in Maine, I witnessed firsthand what it meant to allow parents to refuse to have their children immunized against certain communicable diseases, claiming religious and philosophical differences. School nurses all over Maine have dealt with this issue for years, since it is […]
Published
February 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Description of Collins as ‘moderate’ should be qualified

Old habits die hard, but I think the Press Herald should examine its knee-jerk use of the word “moderate” every time it mentions Sen. Susan Collins. In the same way that the press would never call a suspect a “murderer” until there was proof – it’s always “alleged murderer” – a responsible paper would call […]
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February 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: ICE deserves support, not detraction

It is stunning to see the amount of misinformation and confusion surrounding the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Portland. It led to a protest last Oct. 14 in which protesters were chanting “Shut it down” and “Abolish ICE.” More recently, a letter writer (Mary Dunn) totally mischaracterized ICE’s role and its performance […]

Published
February 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins’ impeachment rationale signals her time in Senate needs to end

When President Trump lashed out at the National Prayer Breakfast, it undercut the senator's statement that the impeachment was a learning experience for him.
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February 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: State-run exchange will help more Mainers access health care

Gov. Mills’ Health Care Coverage Act is a significant proposal to help Mainers afford health coverage. Creating a state-based insurance exchange is a tested idea that enjoys bipartisan support nationally from states as different as Idaho and California. By maximizing state control, studies show that these states with their own exchanges do better than those […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Vaccine opt-outs put lives at risk

My child is fully vaccinated, yet her immune system is deficient compared to the immune systems of her peers. Every virus she comes in contact with will make her far sicker than it makes her peers. She suffers from high fevers, and has even lost the ability to walk on multiple occasions. Doctors state this […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Roux Institute an important step for Maine

Combined with investments in transit and public education, Portland can enter a new economic era.
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trump did not learn the lesson Collins claimed

I was disappointed and dismayed – although, I’m sad to say, not surprised – by the Senate’s choice to acquit a president who has blatantly used his office for personal gain and treated the citizens’ representatives in Congress with open contempt. But I was truly shocked to hear Senator Collins’s belief, now downgraded to a […]

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