letter to the editor

Published
January 19, 2020

Letter to the editor: Story fails to clarify link between hydro dams, mercury in Inuits’ fish

Another front in the war to demonize Canadian hydropower has begun. A Jan. 12 Maine Sunday Telegram article attempts to link an increase of mercury in the food source of Canada’s Inuit population to their hydro dams. If true, how do you explain Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warnings against eating fish caught […]
Published
January 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins’ votes on judicial nominations display bipartisanship

I was pleased with the article published in the Jan. 12 edition of this paper on Susan Collins’ voting record on judicial nominees: “Collins’ record consistent on judicial confirmations” (Page A1). It showed she is beholden to no one and votes on federal judges just as she does on all issues brought to the Senate […]
Published
January 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Don’t rush to replace ranked-choice with another reform

Despite being a longtime supporter of ranked-choice voting, I had some sympathy for Joe Mackey’s Jan. 1 Maine Voices op-ed advocating open primaries as a superior electoral reform. However, I can see no justification for changing over from one reform technique to another at this time. As an unenrolled (i.e., independent) voter, I share many […]
Published
January 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Maine bill would protect overtime pay expansion

Over the last 50 years I’ve seen workers’ payroll rights eroded by “business-friendly” legislation. Overtime pay was awarded by law to hourly and salary non-exempt workers. In the 1970s, more than 60 percent of salaried workers qualified for overtime pay. In 2019, just 7 percent of salaried workers qualified. In fact, American workers are more […]
Published
January 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Help put Greens’ Lisa Savage on Maine’s U.S. Senate ballot

Amazon and other technology giants appear to have settled on New York City for operations without big tax breaks. Their operations are a lot easier to move than General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works. The Maine Legislature should develop a spine, as New Yorkers did, and collect the state taxes due rather than giving tax breaks […]

Published
January 18, 2020

Letter to the editor: Boaters lack short-term access to Portland

A mix of slips and moorings off Portland Landing could generate considerable foot traffic to Old Port businesses.
Published
January 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: ‘Weasel wording’ signals Collins’ lack of courage

On New Year’s Day, on our Portland Press Herald front page, we saw that Sen. Susan Collins is “open” to calling witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. With all due respect to weasels, Sen. Collins is a master of “weasel wording,” defined by Webster as words “used to evade or retreat from […]
Published
January 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: All eyes are on the Senate impeachment trial

Calling witnesses and presenting evidence is the only path to the truth.
Published
January 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins’ aversion to taking a stand is disheartening

All Americans should be astonished and saddened by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s position on constructing rules for the president’s impeachment trial. He wants a quick trial, with no witnesses called by either side, apparently believing that through such a trial he will be able to enforce the partisanship favoring Senate Republicans. More despicable is […]
Published
January 17, 2020

Letter to the editor: Only Democrats think Trump has done something wrong

Former national security adviser John Bolton gets a subpoena from the House to testify. He gets an order from the White House not to testify based on executive privilege. Bolton doesn’t want to get into trouble from either side, so he goes to court to get a ruling. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can’t wait for […]

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