letter to the editor

Published
July 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Carbon dividend legislation could help protect baby lobsters

The Associated Press article published in the June 30 Maine Sunday Telegram on the below-average numbers of baby lobsters off the coast mentions in passing that “some scientists have said the shellfish appear to be moving north as waters warm.” At least as important as the changes intended to protect whales and the availability of […]
Published
July 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Coverage puts asylum seekers’ odyssey in context

'I will no longer take my freedom for granted or hold it too lightly,' a reader says.
Published
July 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Response to migrants shows prevalence of generosity, kindness

It was heartbreaking to read in the June 30 Maine Sunday Telegram of the misery and prospect of death sustained by so many of the Congolese refugees seeking a new life in the United States and, specifically, Portland. It was heart-affirming to read in the same edition of the enormous outpouring of help and goodwill […]
Published
July 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Portland’s open-door migrant policy lacks common sense

The transport of hundreds of Congolese to Portland, Maine, is astonishing and troubling. It demonstrates how chaotic our legal immigration system is and how little our elected officials care to repair that system or protect the interests of Maine citizens. In a cohesive community committed to the preservation of what ancestors created for their posterity, […]
Published
July 6, 2019

Letter to the editor: Undocumented immigrants can fund medical care without subsidies

My wife and I will not be voting in 2020. The decision of 10 Democratic presidential candidates to support extending subsidized medical care to undocumented immigrants did it for us. When the polls start showing that we aren’t the only ones, their scrambling will be futile. Biweekly, I sigh as $400 gets taken from my […]

Published
July 6, 2019

Letter to the editor: Revived Kennebec River a place to treasure

Born six months before the Edwards Dam was removed, a neighbor of the river appreciates its cleanliness and health.
Published
July 6, 2019

Letter to the editor: Strong woman candidate would be best equipped to beat Trump in 2020

According to the pundits on television and in newspapers, many people seem to be worried about whether a woman can be elected president in 2020. Personally, I think that a strong woman is probably the only candidate who can beat Donald Trump. Large numbers of women and men are outraged by Trump’s ignorant, cruel policies […]
Published
July 6, 2019

Letter to the editor: Swaying those who brook no ambiguity will be a true challenge

Maine Voices author Robert Klose argues that, in the words of the subheadline writer, “devotion to (President) Trump is a religion, and his followers can’t be swayed” (July 1). How does one reach out to another for whom all definitions and answers are in? How does one reach out to those who believe that their […]
Published
July 5, 2019

Letter to the editor: Border atrocities offer opportunity to raise awareness, teach compassion – but how?

Waiting in line at a Sunday buffet, I overheard parents good-naturedly tease their children. “Behave or I’ll put you in a cage!” I failed. I did not say what was in my heart: that this is not a joking matter, but an atrocity that needs our outrage. Somehow, those few overheard words indicated permission for […]
Published
July 5, 2019

Letter to the editor: New Fisherman’s Wharf parking system will discourage visitors

I have been parking at Fisherman’s Wharf for years. This has always been a manned parking lot: You receive an entry ticket and pay as you leave. Now it is unmanned and you pay a machine – you have to guess how long you are going to park for. Obviously there is still someone walking […]

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