letter to the editor

Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: ‘Greatest Mountain’ doesn’t need to be called ‘Mount’

I would like to commend and second Christopher P. O’Neil’s July 1 letter, “Good editorial – but it’s just ‘Katahdin.’ ” I initially cringed at the incongruity in the title of your June 26 editorial, “Our View: Give Mount Katahdin the respect it requires.” After reading Mr. O’Neil’s letter, I grabbed my tattered copy of […]
Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Child care not fully appreciated

Concerning your article on Little Hands Daycare, and the $13,000 invoice they received for a traffic signal, are we going to have to wait until there is a serious accident or fatality before we wake up and see that the safety of our children is a priority for all Maine citizens? Sadly, if it were […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: America has rebuilt before. Can we again?

George Will’s July 4 column on the connection between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution reminded me of an explanatory phrase for these two foundational documents that I came across some time ago: The Declaration is the “why” and the Constitution is the “how.” The Declaration explained why the colonies were seceding from the […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Pesticides are poisoning our oceans

Many Mainers have grown up with the coastline as a permanent fixture in everyday life. Whether it be the gentle shifting of a lobsterman’s boat while he strings bait into his traps or watching a seal sun himself atop the waves of the ocean, and the life she cares for is precious. Since the mid-1990s, […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Men, too, are responsible for unwanted pregnancy

Elizabeth Printy’s commentary about pregnant women “who decide they do not want to take responsibility for the baby they carry” ignores the man’s responsibility. Robert Billings wrote that he and his brother were not wanted ,their mother never showed them affection. There is more to life than being born. Steven Edmondson’s letter to eliminate abortions […]

Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: U.S. foreign policy should address causes of migration

Refugees at our border escaped from countries rent by oppressive regimes and civil war.
Published
July 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Bates professor also played role in Maine Democratic revival

The July 7 commentary by Richard J. Maiman and Donald E. Nicoll, about how Frank M. Coffin and Ed Muskie transformed Maine into a two-party system, brought back the memory of 1953, when I was a freshman at Bates, where I participated in an introductory class in government taught by John Donovan. Famously, at the […]
Published
July 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Women soccer players’ call for equal pay ignores realities

Women soccer players are seeking pay equal to what male soccer players earn. I can understand if the women’s soccer team is bringing in as much revenue as the men’s soccer team that they should have equal pay – but if they are not, why should they have equal pay? If I work for a […]
Published
July 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Moderate approach best way to expand Medicare coverage

In the debate over medical care, why does the choice have to be single-payer universal or nothing? Why not attack medical coverage one piece, one disease, at a time? Why not divide and conquer by type instead of by group? A good first cut would be to expand Medicare to cover everyone for a dreaded, […]
Published
July 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Workers’ voices missing from reporting on Maine summer labor shortage

Re: “Those who serve up summer in Maine say: More help wanted” (July 7, Page A1): A 2,000-word, above-the-fold story about a supposed labor shortage in the tourist industry that does not quote one single working person, relying instead on the word of restaurant owners and business association spokespeople, does not meet the standards of […]

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