Letters

Published
December 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Real issue with face-scanning software is ability to provide correct IDs

I read the Maine Voices column “Portland should ban face-scanning software – now” (Dec. 11) with many questions. I see that the problem is whether the software is good enough to give true identification and therefore be worth the price. As far as identifying someone in a particular place, that is their problem and responsibility. […]
Published
December 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: With impeachment vote, senators should honor oath of office

I suspect there are several cases of colliding thoughts in the heads of many Republican senators as it relates to Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. With all of the testimony, most from credible witnesses, it is a little difficult not to think Trump committed an egregious act by engaging a foreign power in some form in […]
Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Impeachment process is alI about 2020, not 2016

A recurring argument touted by Republicans is that the Democrats have not gotten over Donald Trump’s 2016 victory and have been out to get him ever since. This argument is not only shallow but also is not in the national interest. Trump did, in fact, win the 2016 election. Also in 2016, it is now […]
Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Collins should demand truth in Senate impeachment trial

She should publicly press for all requested executive branch documents and for testimony from key current and former White House officials.
Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: President should back Maine lobstermen, halt whale rules

On Monday, I sent an urgent appeal to President Trump to personally intervene in the ongoing dispute between federal regulators and our lobstermen, which is threatening their livelihoods. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering a drastic 50 percent cut in the number of permitted vertical trap lines in hopes of reducing the number […]

Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Portland ceremony marking Pearl Harbor goes unacknowledged

I was very sad, to say the least, after learning from a Pearl Harbor survivor’s wife that there was no one from our government – Maine or Washington – or news media or television represented at the ceremony on Dec. 7 in Portland. Such a disgrace not to recognize this important event in our nation’s […]
Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Would-be quitter getting a mixed message on smoking cessation

Are the tobacco companies and pharmaceutical companies in cahoots? After deciding to quit smoking, I found out that my stop-smoking prescription will cost me $426! Guess I’ll keep puffing a bit longer. Milly Spence Saco
Published
December 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Rep. Golden should learn from split impeachment vote

Re: “Jared Golden makes both sides angry by trying to ‘split the baby’ on impeachment vote” (Dec. 18): It’s now official: Rep. Jared Golden is now half pregnant. He is young, so hopefully he will learn you can’t make everyone happy. If the voters on both sides of the issue forgive him, maybe he can […]
Published
December 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins unfairly slammed for making effort to boost recycling

Re: “Letter to the editor: Recycling program too tame for our times,” by Joe Hardy (Dec. 16): I will acknowledge that Mr. Hardy brings out some useful observations about the magnitude of the problem of waste reduction and disposal. Unfortunately, his political bias has to show its head when he says “once again … she […]
Published
December 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Congress must seize opportunity to rein in Trump

Harvard constitutional law professor Noah Feldman says that Donald Trump’s obstruction of the House impeachment investigation robs Congress of its job to impeach and puts Trump above the law. Feldman makes a strong case, but Donald Trump’s gauntlet thrown at the House Democrats, and, by association, Congress should make supporting Trump much harder for members […]

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