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August 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Congress should cure ‘surprise’ medical billing

A patient, a doctor and a health insurance executive walk into a hospital. It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but the joke is actually on us. Each time we walk into a hospital or an emergency room, insurance companies decide how much we’ll pay out of pocket and how much doctors and […]
Published
August 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Critics have valid grounds to oppose CMP corridor

As a citizen of Pownal who opposes the proposed Central Maine Power corridor, I wish to rebut David Hyde’s recent letter, “Who’s bankrolling the anti-corridor campaign?” (Aug. 12), in which he claims that “dark money” is behind the campaign and the many “No CMP Corridor” signs in Pownal. I take great issue with Mr. Hyde’s […]
Published
August 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Rock Row getting much-needed scrutiny

Coverage of the concert venue's noise problems shows that frustration is growing as the promoter's incompetence becomes more obvious.
Published
August 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Lobstermen have the chance to help save right whales

I’d like to ask Maine’s lobstermen to take this rare opportunity to repay the ocean that provides their living. They are being offered a choice: They can pitch in to help save the North Atlantic right whale from extinction. Or they can save a few thousand dollars. They can help rescue these awesome creatures, which […]
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August 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Lessons in survival taking up more of the U.S. schoolday

Meanwhile, children in countries with lower rates of gun violence spend that time actually learning things that will prepare them for an evolving world.

Published
August 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Treat drug users as the criminals they are

I am responding to Angel Melvin and Elizabeth Handschy, authors of an Aug. 7 letter regarding the Portland Press Herald’s coverage of the arrest of Jesse Harvey, founder of Journey House Recovery and the Church of Safe Injection. The writers were very critical of the article, claiming it promotes the idea that “people who use […]
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August 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Stand up for sensible firearm regulations

There are life events one never forgets: weddings, births and, sadly, illnesses, deaths and funerals. The shootings in El Paso and Dayton brought back haunting memories of gun violence. When I was a Loyola University student in Chicago, a classmate was murdered at gunpoint trying to protect his girlfriend in a robbery. The perpetrator disappeared. […]
Published
August 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Broad access to assault weapons makes each of us vulnerable

The Dayton shooter, with his legally purchased rifle, was able to kill nine people, and injure 27 more in the space of 30 seconds. The El Paso shooter, also with a legally purchased rifle, was able to kill 20 people and injure 27 (two of whom have since died) before police arrived in six minutes. […]
Published
August 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Complaints about Rock Row are complaints about fun

I have been following the Portland Press Herald’s coverage of those who complain about the noise coming from the Rock Row concert venue in Westbrook, and the complaining needs to stop. I can hear the music from my house in Portland, and all I think is “good for those who are out having fun on […]
Published
August 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Pingree shows courage by standing up to Israel lobby

In a recent letter to the editor (Aug. 9), Alan J. Levenson criticizes Rep. Chellie Pingree for not supporting “Israel’s right to exist,” because she voted against H.Res. 246, which targeted the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement criticizing Israel. H.Res. 246 is among measures in Congress and in state legislatures promoted by the American […]

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