letter to the editor

Published
November 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump’s incompetence is no excuse

The charge is that the president did something for which he could be impeached – not that he didn't do it right.
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: EU countries can afford to be generous

Re: “Letter to the editor: Ex-communist nations haven’t embraced U.S.-style capitalism,” by Doug Zlatin (Nov. 8): I’m so tired of hearing people bragging about free health care, public university education, “generous parental leave policies” and child care systems in other countries. Hungary’s population is 9.7 million. Slovakia’s population is 5.4 million. The United States’ population […]
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Check out suspicious ‘charities’ before you give

Deceptive telephone calls, claiming to be from federal agencies; scamming emails that promote products that are too good to be true, and letters that promise large sums of money – all of these are tactics that are used by scam artists and fraudsters to take advantage of Mainers. In this day and age, when we […]
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Happy to hear of support for scammed Auburn woman

A Bridgton resident was targeted by a con artist who tried similar tactics.
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Diabetic Maine child is being priced out of his own life

My 7-year-old son Dakota lives with Type 1 diabetes and uses Humalog, the insulin produced by Eli Lilly. In America, 193,000 young people live with diabetes. Ask these kids’ parents, and they’ll tell you heartbreaking stories about working multiple jobs to pay for insulin, or rationing insulin because it’s too expensive – sometimes fatally. I’ll […]

Published
November 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Support our veterans and their family caregivers

Over 5 million unsung heroes help about 15 million of their loved ones with their care needs.
Published
November 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins leads the way on animal protection

Last month, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act, led by Maine Sen. Susan Collins and her colleague Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The measure aims to end the killing of elephants, rhinoceros, apes and other protected wildlife for valuable parts such as ivory tusks, and horns on the black market. Wildlife […]
Published
November 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Narrow Gauge building plans are a reason for optimism

Re: “Narrow Gauge Railroad planning new buildings” (Nov. 12, Page B1): Reading the article on the Narrow Gauge Railroad (with the rendering) about the plans for a new railroad station in the Old Port, all I can say is: “Bravo!” How exciting! It’s the best news I’ve read in a very long time. I hope […]
Published
November 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: It’s time to reform Maine’s drug sentencing laws

It’s time to make peace with the longest-running war in our society today. How can our society be aware of such a problem, have access to resources, yet still implement punishment over treatment? When comparing treatment versus punishment, it is evident that treatment saves money and lives while punishment most often creates a cycle of […]
Published
November 13, 2019

Letter to the editor: Gulf, Paris accord news points to need for climate action

What irony! On the front page of the Nov. 5 Press Herald, we saw the scientists from the Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium, meeting in Portland, tell us about the impending problems for the Gulf of Maine that we will have in the coming years from climate change. And, on this very day, the […]

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