letter to the editor

Published
February 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Legislature has failed to support home care workers

Don’t blame Home Care for Maine’s closure on Gov. Mills’ budget. I worked there from 2005 to 2009. While there, several colleagues and I shared our stories with the Legislature about low wages, lack of health insurance and the care we provided to elders in our communities. We asked the Legislature to increase reimbursement rates. […]
Published
February 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Help keep kids off nicotine – ban flavored vape products

The state has to step up to rein in e-cigarette use among Maine high school students, which has nearly doubled since 2017.
Published
February 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Question 1 is about behaviors, not beliefs – vote ‘no’

Many who support repealing the vaccination law assert the religious and philosophical rights of parents to have children remain unvaccinated. While every citizen may hold religious beliefs without any effect on other citizens, the repeal decision is about behavior, not beliefs. Unvaccinated children directly impact all children and others in the community. Concern about vaccination […]
Published
February 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Question 1 is not an attack on ‘Big Pharma’
Published
February 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Mainers should have right to choose when to vaccinate

Published
February 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Childhood diseases devastate those without immunity
Published
February 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Vulnerable children should not be exposed to disease
Published
February 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Killing foxes extreme, inhumane

There are better ways to control rabies, a reader from Bath writes.
Published
February 17, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Referendum can’t stop Hydro-Quebec line
Published
February 17, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Voters can trust Warren’s tireless energy and vision