Letters

Published
May 3, 2018

Letter to the editor: Board members, schools chief disrespected, underestimated

Contrary to popular rumor, there is no chaos or widespread pain over the current debate about how to solve some differences of opinion about education and administrative policy in Scarborough. Three thousand kids go off to school every day, where they are engaged by several hundred teachers. There has reportedly been defamation, threat and invasion […]
Published
May 3, 2018

Letter to the editor: Adam Cote only worthy candidate for governor

Gubernatorial candidate Adam Cote is a man of integrity and compassion, and he has the vision to make Maine a progressive state where our children will want to live and raise their families. The citizens of Maine have the opportunity to vote for positive change, new leadership, women’s rights, workers’ rights, health care, education and […]
Published
May 3, 2018

Letter to the editor: Scarborough council puts personal agenda first

At about 11 p.m. April 25, the Scarborough Town Council set the date for the recall election of three school board members (Donna Beeley, Cari Lyford and Jodi Shea). Unless you are tuned in to the town’s political scene, you may not even have heard the May 8 election date until now. Yes, by setting […]
Published
May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: Time running out for funding vital pay raises for direct-care workers

I have been advocating for and supporting individuals with disabilities for 30 years. I am writing regarding L.D. 967, also known as “The Promise to Maine’s Direct-Care Workers,” which needs approval in order to fulfill a pledge to increase wages for direct-support professionals over a two-year period. I am witness to the direct impact on […]
Published
May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: Scarborough school board complicit in unjust ouster of principal

Three members deserve to be recalled for their refusal to address concerns about the first-time superintendent the board hired.

Published
May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: Experienced school board created a mess, so let’s give newcomers a try

I find the comments made by Debra Bunce and Jennifer Swalla, in their letter to the editor in the April 30 Portland Press Herald, most interesting. They seem very concerned about having an inexperienced school board in Scarborough if three of its members are recalled, and their points may have some validity. However, I would […]
Published
May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: School board recall effort in Scarborough is about failed leadership

The Scarborough Board of Education recall is about accountability. The central issue is simple: Board leadership has failed to act as the check and balance on their one employee, Superintendent Julie Kukenberger. Board members Jodi Shea, Cari Lyford and Donna Beeley have done wonderful things for this town in their tenure, and they are intelligent, […]
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May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: U.S. can do without deficiencies of single-payer health care systems

In a letter to the editor Monday, Philip Gibson of Bangor pleaded for the adoption of single-payer health care. While he accurately identified some health care-related issues, he unfortunately offered up a naïve solution and, ultimately, an incorrect one. For those enamored of single-payer health care, I offer the Veterans Affairs system as an example […]
Published
May 2, 2018

Letter to the editor: Bill Cosby is despicable, but is it time for sentencing compassion?

Bill Cosby is a despicable human being who has hurt countless women over the years. His conviction on sexual assault charges seems just. I wonder, though, if mercy should be a factor in this sordid tale. He’s 80 years old, blind and in poor health. His reputation is forever ruined. He lost a daughter to […]
Published
May 1, 2018

Letter to the editor: Sandra Featherman, late president of UNE, was an agent of change

Re: “Feature obituary: Sandra Featherman, visionary former UNE president, dies at 84” (April 28): Sandra Featherman, president of the University of New England from 1995 through 2006, once told me she liked to spend her nights roaming the internet to determine what programs the university should adopt to most benefit students’ careers as well as […]

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