Letters

Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Treat gun ownership as public safety issue

I’m writing to you in response to the March 18 front-page Maine Sunday Telegram story titled “We are gun owners.” The article missed the main point on why we’re currently having yet another debate on guns and gun violence. I am neither a hunter, target shooter nor gun collector. I’m also not against any of […]
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: American lives worth more than right to own firearms

Gun owners, profiled in the March 18 Maine Sunday Telegram, are right in saying, “We sure as heck don’t want to be blamed for the other ills in society,” and “It’s important to see both sides.” The paper should be commended for airing both. Those of us seeking to abolish guns (myself included) and gun […]
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Sustainability awards fail to focus on lakes, streams

While you certainly highlighted a unique set of winners of the 2018 Source Sustainability Awards (March 18), it was disturbing to me that you did not include one person or organization focused on the preservation and protection of lakes and streams in Maine. There are over 6,000 lakes in Maine, many of which are threatened […]
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Portraying gun owners as sensible merits thanks

Well, you’ve managed to surprise me. You published a feature article that actually portrays gun owners as the sensible, responsible people that the vast majority of us are (March 18). Well done, and thank you! Kerry Peabody Scarborough
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Why do federal employees get to retire so early?

Did anyone take note that if Andrew McCabe had not been fired as deputy FBI director, he would have been able to draw his pension and retire with full benefits to another job at age 49? One can understand military personnel, police officers and firemen or women, who are in harm’s way, being able to […]

Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Reporter omitted ‘assault weapons’ in article

It is with some dismay that I read the March 18 front-page article by Megan Doyle, “We are gun owners.” Let me say, at the outset. that I don’t own a gun but have enjoyed target practice and skeet shooting. I have friends and family who are hunters, and I have gratefully consumed the venison […]
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Portraits unrelated to outcry over assault weapons

The lead Maine Sunday Telegram story March 18 focused on gun owners in Maine. Nothing was said about assault weapons. Not one of the people featured said they own an assault weapon or a bump stock. Thus, the articles were unrelated to the current outcry among high school students who are calling for a ban […]
Published
March 25, 2018

Letter to the editor: Emotion, misinformation distort gun debate

Re: “Feeling misunderstood, even demonized, 5 Maine gun owners speak out” (March 18): The polling of Maine residents about gun ownership tells a bigger story applicable to the entire nation: More guns, less gun violence. Chicago has among the highest violent gun-related death rates in the U.S. but some of the strictest gun control laws. […]
Published
March 24, 2018

Letter to the editor: It should be harder to get a weapon.

More stringent control over access to guns will reduce gun violence.
Published
March 24, 2018

Letter to the editor: Proficiency-based learning prepares for Maine’s future

Since much has been written in the Press Herald on proficiency-based learning of late, including a March 13 Maine Voices column, I would like to add my perspectives on this. I’m a firm supporter of this newer learning model. That support stems from my experiences working with Maine businesses both large and small for more […]

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