Letters

Published
April 1, 2018

Letter to the editor: Some jobless claims rules make absolutely no sense

Unemployment laws don’t make sense. I was recently informed how weekly unemployment claim benefit amounts are determined. The gentleman I spoke with said, in short, that if you make up to $4.99 over your weekly benefit amount, you would be entitled to at least $100 in unemployment benefits. Anything over that $4.99, it is determined […]
Published
April 1, 2018

Letter to the editor: In this era of post-truth we need facts more than ever

As the sun was setting on the year 2016, Oxford Dictionaries named their word for the year: “post-truth.” Undeniably, we are living in the era of post-truth. Without facts and objective truth, progress fades. Facts and truth act as friction, much like the adhesion between our automobile tires and the road. Such adhesion allows us […]
Published
April 1, 2018

Letter to the editor: Poliquin, Collins support wealthy, not small businesses

I own Arabica Coffee in Portland. My family and I rely on the Affordable Care Act to get our health insurance, as do thousands of other Maine small-business owners. On this eighth anniversary of the ACA, our leaders should be applauding, not gutting, this life-saving law. After Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to repeal the ACA, […]
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Creativity can fill the city’s coffers

Property taxes alone won't cover school costs.
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Second Amendment rewrite would be nothing to fear

“What was your scariest day in school?” asked my husband on our way home from the ginormous, inspirational Portsmouth March for Our Lives rally March 24. Our collective “scariest” recollections were pitiful compared to what kids face today. How did we get here? When did the Second Amendment become a license allowing grenade launchers and […]

Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Opioid epidemic rooted in many underlying causes

As a social worker who works with substance-exposed infants and their families, I appreciated the recent Maine Voices column by Zoe Odlin-Platz and George A. Hill, highlighting L.D. 1063, An Act to Reduce the Number of Substance Exposed Infants. The authors make a point of looking beyond the title of the bill and addressing the […]
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Spectrum customers also wired to be overcharged

Customers are complaining about high electric bills – I wonder why I don’t see similar complaints against Spectrum. I am a Time Warner customer, grandfathered into the Spectrum family because of their merger. Under Time Warner, I had a promotional rate that immediately increased with Spectrum. My current bill, which was $156, increased to $178 […]
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Cote’s environmental concern refreshing

Being in my 80s, and having served in many environmental and conservation positions – including as executive director of the Maine Audubon Society, commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation, chair of the board of the Gulf of Maine Aquarium, member of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection and several others – I am writing […]
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Eves would make Maine healthy again

The race for governor is a crowded field. Many of the candidates are solid, some have easily recognizable names. And, the positions of several Democratic candidates are not widely different, one from the other. There is only one candidate, however, who has demonstrated administrative, political and management leadership, having served as speaker of the Maine […]
Published
March 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Passive bullying also harms children

I applaud the young people of our country standing up and using their voices to demand change. My concern: Bullying! About 4,600 young people die by suicide each year – and bullying is a major risk factor in suicidal behavior! What about those kids? Let me provide some further perspective about bullying: There are two […]

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