Letters

Published
March 21, 2018

Letter to the editor: When President Trump fires people, he ought to do it in person

Citing the negotiations with North Korea, Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen lays out the reasons why President Trump had to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with like-thinking Mike Pompeo in his March 16 op-ed, “Rex Tillerson’s insubordination meant that he had to go.” But what a way to go! President Trump fired Secretary of […]
Published
March 21, 2018

Letter to the editor: Republican Party’s positions strike fear in the hearts of nation’s teens

I supported and voted for Susan Collins in 2002 and 2008. Since then, both of our political parties have become vastly more partisan and have demonstrated a remarkable deterioration in regard to integrity and trustworthiness. Why this deterioration and partisanship have developed are subjects of much debate, and some possibilities include the repeal of the […]
Published
March 21, 2018

Letter to the editor: Students making a difference by exercising their right to protest

For all those who are commenting that protest never changes anything: Read some history books! You’d be a British subject right now if it weren’t for the rebels. And students, be strong and proud of what you are doing. It is making a difference. Thank you. Angela King-Horne Pownal
Published
March 21, 2018

Letter to the editor: Students have constitutional right to speak their minds when at school

In 1969, the Supreme Court, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, established that students in U.S. public schools do not forfeit their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression when they enter the schoolhouse gate. We can only hope that school administrators keep Tinker in mind as they seek to protect […]
Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: Voters should give ranked-choice a try

Maine voters will be using ranked-choice voting in the primaries for governor, Congress and the Legislature on June 12.

Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: The students in the protests were not the ones in control

On March 14, we once again witnessed the indoctrination of the students in this country. Around 3,000 schools nationwide participated in this highly organized “student protest.” Many of the “protesting” students were encouraged and cheered by school administrators and teachers. Chicago, Illinois, the hometown of community organizer Barack Obama, went against its policy of not […]
Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: Maine Women’s Lobby to continue its historic role

In the midst of the #MeToo movement, it’s time to recognize the pioneering role of the Maine Women’s Lobby in the fight against sexual harassment. The Lobby, a nonpartisan membership organization celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was the driving force behind Maine’s strong workplace sexual harassment training statute adopted in 1991. Maine’s law went […]
Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: Get a candidate background check, then let the voters decide

In his March 14 commentary, Kevin Carley suggests that anyone running for president should be required to obtain a top-level security clearance. My immediate reaction: What a sensible idea! It is obvious that anyone seeking the top White House job should meet the same standard that is applied to others who work there. National security […]
Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: It’s time to demand the impeachment of President Trump

The outrage that I feel about the actions of Donald Trump, in America’s name, cannot be overstated. His administration’s firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is so incredibly revealing of his own guilt in and thus fear of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. He is so paranoid of anyone who opposes him […]
Published
March 20, 2018

Letter to the editor: Free speech must always  be free, but not brutalized

I’m so glad Jon Reisman “speaks for himself.” Who else would claim to be banned by the Portland Press Herald in an op-ed printed by, well, the Press Herald (March 15)? And my word! Who else could write such a tangle of tortured accusations with the skills of a human contortionist? Speech must always be […]

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