Letters

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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Federal carbon pricing policy needed to save coastal homes

I read with interest the Dec. 10 Tribune News Service article “Greenland ice sheet melting exponentially faster than in 1990s, study says” and the Dec. 11 letter by Nancy Heiser, “Climate change must be our leaders’ top priority.” These two add up to the conclusion that resilience efforts in the face of accelerating climate change […]
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December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Use of illness ‘fight’ metaphor unintentionally demeans late scientist

Regarding a Dec. 4 front-page headline, “Portland scientist, 73, pioneer in geophysics, loses fight with cancer”: Your paper appears to unintentionally demean Caryl Johnson – indeed, all cancer patients – who succumb to cancer, by the choice of an overused and misleading metaphor that when a cancer patient dies, they are somehow “losers” in a […]
Published
December 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Garage’s decision adds $15 to cost of Nickelodeon ticket

The unilateral cancellation of $3 moviegoer parking affects one of the few downtown Portland businesses that still caters to area residents' needs.
Published
December 12, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Room for compromise on university name change

I read with interest the surveys surrounding the name change proposed for USM. It’s clear – and understandable – that identifying Portland (or greater Portland) with the location is important. That said, I’ve opposed the change for several reasons. Most important, I think, is that the university not become identified as a satellite campus of […]
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December 12, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Solar tax credit supports good jobs

Of all federal programs, one is working exactly as designed: the solar investment tax credit, which is creating jobs and energy independence while lowering energy costs for Mainers. But this crucial incentive for solar is about to be phased out. Today 250,000 Americans are employed in the solar industry, more than double from a decade […]

Published
December 12, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Addiction is a disease, not a character flaw

When we blame people who suffer, we prevent them from getting the help that they need.
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December 12, 2019

Letter to the Editor: What has happened to the Republican Party?

What has happened to the Republican Party? It was the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Margaret Chase Smith, Bill Cohen and Olympia Snowe, all great icons in national and Maine politics and who, among many others, exemplified true statesman and stateswomanship. Today’s Republicans have seemingly become so extreme that they are willing […]
Published
December 11, 2019

Letter to the editor: Pressure elected officials to support common-sense gun safety agenda

We are coming up on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, which took place Dec. 14, 2012. Groups like Moms Demand Action will sponsor candlelight vigils or other events to mark the anniversary of this horrific event. Along with the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, Suit Up Maine and Remembering Darien, we will be co-hosting […]
Published
December 11, 2019

Letter to the editor: Vaccine refusal’s toll is all around us

The 70 deaths so far in Samoa's measles outbreak indicate the possible cost of overturning Maine's immunization mandate.
Published
December 11, 2019

Letter to the editor: Newspaper ignores deadly measles outbreak

I am perplexed that your paper has not covered the human disaster happening on Samoa thanks to low measles vaccination rates. Seventy people – mostly children – have died from measles; nearly 4,700 persons have been infected on this island nation of 200,000. Vaccination rates were at the 30 percent to 40 percent range because […]

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