Letters

Published
May 24, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins steps up for BIW – why not for hungry kids?

Re: “Federal watchdog flags issues with warships” (May 18, Page B1): Living in a shipbuilding state, I’ve often wondered if Bath Iron Works could build one less warship and use the money to feed Maine’s hungry families. Turns out it would be a good idea, based on a story by Staff Writer Peter McGuire in […]
Published
May 24, 2019

Letter to the editor: Look at regulators’ role in roofer’s fatal Portland fall

Safety authorities should have either shut down a contractor with a history of violations or collected the $44,000 in fines against him.
Published
May 24, 2019

Letter to the editor: Editorial fails to recognize evolution in how we see animals

The Portland Press Herald’s May 16 editorial (“Our View: Dogs don’t get their day in court“), while attempting to poke holes in the rights of animals by questioning whether or not a dog had legal standing in court, trivialized the very real problems society faces in protecting the welfare of animals. Regardless, if one believes […]
Published
May 23, 2019

Letter to the editor: CMP power line will contribute to shrinking of region’s carbon footprint

Global warming is the existential crises of our time. The 2018 U.N. climate report states that we need to reduce our carbon emissions by 45 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 100 percent below 2010 levels by 2050! We accomplish these goals only if we make massive, transformative changes throughout the world and here […]
Published
May 23, 2019

Letter to the editor: McConnell could do much more to clear the air

Re: “McConnell introduces bill making legal smoking age 21” (May 21, Page A2): How ironic that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demonstrates his concern for the health consequences of teenage smoking while sitting on his hands as the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency guts the Clean Air Act and the Clean Power Plan, actions that […]

Published
May 23, 2019

Letter to the editor: CMP has been a good neighbor in Pownal

I am a retired selectman in Pownal. When I was on the board, I oversaw the tax assessing and, among many other duties, worked with the Planning Board on Central Maine Power projects, and I’d like to express support for New England Clean Energy Connect. I always found CMP to be very accommodating. They listened […]
Published
May 23, 2019

Letter to the editor: Build new shelter in Riverton, neighborhood resident says

The City Council is displaying an atypical lack of backbone regarding a site for the much-needed facility.
Published
May 22, 2019

Letter to the editor: Alabama abortion law punishes rape, incest victims

It is difficult to understand this new Alabama anti-abortion law as anything other than a law against the integrity of women, as opposed to being “pro-life.” This law would make performing an abortion a Class A felony in Alabama, with a minimum of 10 years in prison and no exceptions for rape or incest. It […]
Published
May 22, 2019

Letter to the editor: Liberals’ views of social issues dominate coverage

We just had a major Christian event happen in the Portland area. More than 4,300 people attended the Franklin Graham crusade at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds, and I didn’t see any coverage of it in your paper. I think it would be good to see all sides of the Christian spectrum covered, and not just […]
Published
May 22, 2019

Letter to the editor: Superintendent Botana evicts deaf kids from East End School

Ordering an effective program to relocate will cost Portland taxpayers money and waste technology and training.

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