Letters

Published
January 11, 2019

Letter to the editor: Mills Medicaid expansion strikes blow against cancer

I want to thank Gov. Mills for striking a blow in the fight against cancer by signing an executive order to increase access to Medicaid for more than 70,000 Mainers. The governor’s decision to implement the will of Maine voters, who decisively approved a ballot measure to increase access to Medicaid in 2017, will help […]
Published
January 10, 2019

Letter to the editor: Drivers should work on their etiquette – on the road and otherwise

To the woman who greeted me with an obscene finger gesture last week and the gentleman shaving in his rearview mirror who refused to pull forward to allow me to complete my journey across Forest Avenue on Monday morning: For the record, I had a green light. I’m sure you didn’t see it. You were […]
Published
January 10, 2019

Letter to the editor: Airbnbs appear to flout public safety standards

Municipalities across Maine and the country are attempting to regulate the spread of Airbnbs in residential neighborhoods. As no one can do anything they want with their property, I wonder why current codes and ordinances don’t seem to apply to this new form of rental. Building and fire codes have definitions for residential rental units […]
Published
January 10, 2019

Letter to the editor: Coverage of Mills inaugural celebration was divisive

I was taken back by the centerpiece front-page headline in the Jan. 5 Portland Press Herald, “Pot dispensaries key funders of Mills inauguration.” My wife and I attended the celebration of Janet Mills assuming the duties of governor of our state. The event showcased the diversity of talents, music and ethnicities we are now privileged […]
Published
January 10, 2019

Letter to the editor: Newspaper’s Food section promo a poor choice of words

An effort to highlight Food & Dining content glosses over the plight of the hungry and homeless.

Published
January 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Berlin Wall’s lessons are lost in modern era

The Berlin Wall functioned for about 28 years. Many were killed attempting to cross it. It was constructed in 1961 and physically destroyed in 1991; ideologically, it was destroyed well before that. That destruction was hastened by two fine United States presidents: John F. Kennedy at the Brandenburg Gate (“Ich bin ein Berliner”) and Ronald […]
Published
January 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Newspaper jumps the gun in scrutinizing Gov. Mills

I was disappointed with the negative and suggestive front-page article Jan. 5 concerning the fact that medical marijuana dispensaries were among the funders of Gov. Mills’ inauguration. She hasn’t even warmed up the chair of the state’s leader yet. Please give her a chance to prove herself. Gerald H. Morin Sr. Portland
Published
January 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump’s actions on border fit definition of terrorism

After World War II, Berlin, Germany, was divided and the Soviet dictatorship built a wall to keep the people in their sector of the city from seeing what freedom and democracy were like. Many years later, U.S. President Ronald Reagan spent nearly as much to convince Russian dictator Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down that wall. […]
Published
January 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine workers shouldn’t have to choose between being sick, getting paid

Currently, over 198,000 workers in Maine don’t have access to any paid sick time at work. Forty-two percent of Maine’s workforce has no guarantee that they will be able to take a paid sick day when they are ill. Because of this, many Maine workers are forced into difficult decisions dealing with health. Parents must […]
Published
January 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine lags its neighbors in offering paid sick leave

As someone who has gone without paid sick days at work, I understand how imperative it is that the state set a minimum standard for paid sick leave. Maine is one of only two states in New England that don’t require their employers to provide paid sick days. It is a shame how far behind […]

Sign In:

Letters