letter to the editor

Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Abortion foes overlook people who’ve had to have them

The folks who are set against all abortion don’t know it all about the people who have had to have them. I believe in life, but the life of the mother, who has other children, comes first. My best friend had five children. When she found out that number six was on the way, the […]
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: Closing Long Creek would leave many without options

If the youth detention center is shuttered, evidence-based residential treatment services should be provided to young people in communities around Maine.
Published
March 13, 2020

Letter to the editor: There’s no case for depriving needy children of free school lunches

As a family physician, I have cared for many children who have benefited from free school lunches. Feeding children is essential to their being able to learn to the fullest of their abilities. They are our future. There is little evidence of widespread abuse of free school lunches. A pending Trump administration rule change could […]
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Columnist Barreca an eloquent voice for real class

Thank you, Hartford Courant columnist and professor Gina Barreca, for spelling out the true meaning of class (March 7)! In today’s world of crazy, mixed-up values, we seemed to have lost the true meaning of this word. Class distinction comes only to those who carry it in their pocket, as Lord Chesterfield once said about […]
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: CMP thanked for prompt power restoration

Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Seniors key part of Portland’s thriving arts scene
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Give Maine workers opportunities to save for retirement
Published
March 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Utility trying to intimidate corridor opponents

Hiring a private investigator to tail anti-NECEC petitioners 'is harassment, plain and simple,' and CMP must not be allowed to get away with it.
Published
March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trapping plan is only a short-term solution to rabies in Bath

As a Bath resident, I sympathize with fellow residents who love cute wild animals, but in discussing the rabies problem, we are talking about crazed animals that carry a disease that kills. People are part of the problem. Wildlife is more dense in urban areas because people provide them with food: bird feeders, pet food, […]
Published
March 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Hypocrisy evident in newspaper’s response to cartoon controversies

Why was one artist banished for an expletive about a public figure, when another has been allowed to come back after promoting racist stereotypes?

Sign In:

letter to the editor