Letters

Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Absence from BIW ‘christening,’ activist events reflects poorly on Press Herald

A robust local resistance, a former presidential candidate's visit, a display of hypocrisy by Gov. Mills and 'Maine's latest contribution' to climate change are all newsworthy.
Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Presidential hopefuls could better channel their energy

An open question to 90 percent of the Democratic candidates for president: If you really care about our country, why aren’t you running for the Senate, where your skills and passion are needed? Alan Letourneau Tenants Harbor
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Second Amendment used as excuse to avoid regulating guns

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Nowhere in the Second Amendment does it say that background checks of gun buyers are prohibited. Nowhere in the Second Amendment […]
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Medicare Savings Program can ease pinch faced by seniors

Participants can save over $1,600 a year and see a reduction in medication costs.
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Suffering of children at border demands action by elected officials

America has sunk to a new low. As stained as our country’s history is, I didn’t think we could become the kind of people who would allow our government to imprison, abuse and neglect hundreds of children and infants. But that is apparently what is going on at our southern border. Children are being imprisoned […]

Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Many happy to share what they have with asylum seekers

I returned home today after getting a haircut, wondering if I had missed an opportunity. At the barber’s, a man in the next chair was telling his barber that during the summer he spends three nights a week at his home in Portland, and the other four nights on one of Portland’s islands. My wife […]
Published
June 27, 2019

Letter to the editor: Patriotic duet has potent symbolism in divided country

At 8 a.m. on Day One of my swimming competition at the recent Senior Games in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the music to “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played before the first event. As is my custom, I began singing. I heard no one else and felt alone in the endeavor. But then at the far end […]
Published
June 27, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins should speak up about border crisis

This isn’t an ambiguous issue: Children at the border are living in inhumane conditions. This is according to a National Public Radio interview with Warren Binford, a law professor sent to check on the conditions where the children are living, under the terms of the federal Flores settlement. I have called Sen. Susan Collins’ office […]
Published
June 27, 2019

Letter to the editor: Closure of Commercial Street for road race tests tempers

Who the hell came up with the ridiculous idea of shutting down a major artery in the city of Portland for a half marathon last Saturday morning? This half-baked idea had irate truckers making U-turns on side streets trying to get across Commercial Street to make their deliveries. Island residents leaving the Casco Bay Lines […]
Published
June 27, 2019

Letter to the editor: Hold Sen. Collins accountable for breaking 2-term pledge

If she decides to run for a fifth term, keep in mind that to vote for her is to vote to maintain Mitch McConnell's grip on power.

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