Letters

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 […]
Published
March 19, 2018

Letter to the editor: South Portland City Council should revisit rental rules

Councilors made a mistake that will negatively affect business development and possibly affordable housing.
Published
March 19, 2018

Letter to the editor: Security clearances aren’t needed for our candidates

Over the course of 30 years in the military, I received many secret and top-secret security checks. I also went through many other security checks as a pilot for presidential candidates and the president-elect, along with other job assignments. Kevin Carley of Portland (“Commentary: Don’t let those who can’t get top-security clearance run for president,” […]
Published
March 19, 2018

Letter to the editor: While babies have been born, fetuses have not

You know the expression “expecting a baby,” and you know it means that a baby will be born in the future. The title of the commentary by Marc Thiessen, “Babies with Down syndrome still have a right to life” (Portland Press Herald, March 9), implies infanticide, whereas Thiessen’s commentary is about abortion. I am wondering […]
Published
March 19, 2018

Letter to the editor: Trump budget cuts make food insecurity worse

Food insecurity is an issue, especially for seniors, children under 18 years and adults with disabilities, who make up almost 66 percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in this country, as well as for the 58 percent of working-age, non-disabled adult SNAP recipients who work while getting SNAP, earning wages below living costs. These […]

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