letter to the editor

Published
June 30, 2019

Letter to the editor: Democrats’ vision must include our nation’s heartland

Before we know it, the most contentious electoral period in our history will be over. If Democrats win, how will we pick up the pieces? From our beginnings, Americans living on the two coasts and in a few in-between areas near major waterways have been blessed with great universities, jobs and municipal systems. To our […]
Published
June 30, 2019

Letter to the editor: CMP ill-equipped to carry out power line project

Re: “CMP misled the public, mismanaged rollout of new billing system” (June 23): Given Central Maine Power’s incompetence, few, if any, of us would hire them to build a driveway. The state of Maine, however, thinks Central Maine Power capable of managing the construction of a large, complicated project (which should never be built) in […]
Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Shuttle would ease Commercial Street congestion, benefit multiple stakeholders

The need to protect the working waterfront and the need to limit and control traffic on Commercial Street are deeply intertwined. We need an integrated solution for what’s happening on inner Commercial Street, including reducing the number of vehicles arriving and leaving every day. A well-designed shuttle service, focused on Commercial Street and the Portland […]
Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sculptor Pettegrow’s proposal best choice for planned Portland roundabout

I have enthusiastically followed the news about the selection of the artists for the Portland roundabout art commission at the intersection of Brighton and Deering avenues and Falmouth Street. At a gateway to the city, it’s important that the sculpture convey a sense of strength and permanence, and be a warm welcome to the students, […]
Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Deliver newspapers in biodegradable bags

Plastic bags are a big problem, and the Portland Press Herald and its affiliated publications in Maine could easily become part of the solution rather than part of the problem by using biodegradable delivery bags. As a subscriber, I look to the Press Herald to be a socially responsible organization. Henry Hilliard Cumberland Foreside

Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Absence from BIW ‘christening,’ activist events reflects poorly on Press Herald

A robust local resistance, a former presidential candidate's visit, a display of hypocrisy by Gov. Mills and 'Maine's latest contribution' to climate change are all newsworthy.
Published
June 29, 2019

Letter to the editor: Presidential hopefuls could better channel their energy

An open question to 90 percent of the Democratic candidates for president: If you really care about our country, why aren’t you running for the Senate, where your skills and passion are needed? Alan Letourneau Tenants Harbor
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Second Amendment used as excuse to avoid regulating guns

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Nowhere in the Second Amendment does it say that background checks of gun buyers are prohibited. Nowhere in the Second Amendment […]
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Medicare Savings Program can ease pinch faced by seniors

Participants can save over $1,600 a year and see a reduction in medication costs.
Published
June 28, 2019

Letter to the editor: Suffering of children at border demands action by elected officials

America has sunk to a new low. As stained as our country’s history is, I didn’t think we could become the kind of people who would allow our government to imprison, abuse and neglect hundreds of children and infants. But that is apparently what is going on at our southern border. Children are being imprisoned […]

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