Letters

Published
March 13, 2018

Letter to the editor: To go forward, Biddeford needs public participation

Re: “Newcomers, changing tastes energize Biddeford food scene” (March 7): Biddeford’s mayor recently compared the task of pushing paid parking plans ahead to “fighting a two-front war.” At the same meeting, Biddeford’s city manager, James Bennett, described some opponents of the plan as “grassy knoll” people. My observation is that this mentality is creating division […]
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March 13, 2018

Letter to the editor: Nice couple (and their dog) thanked for a ride home

On March 3, around noon, while at the intersection of Congress and St. John streets, I was knocked down by a heavy gust of wind. A husband and wife who were waiting for the traffic light to change saw it, jumped out of their car, helped me up, picked up my groceries and asked if […]
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March 13, 2018

Letter to the editor: More people are turning to watching wildlife than trying to trap it

When is a live moose worth more than a dead moose? A live moose is worth more than a dead moose to the Maine economy when, statistically speaking, about two-thirds more people come to this state every year to watch a live moose than to kill a moose in the annual moose hunting permit lottery. […]
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March 13, 2018

Letter to the editor: Pollution reduction’s significant, but more needs to be done

The Maine Legislature has unanimously reauthorized Maine’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This is good news for the state and its citizens. The reductions in pollution have made significant improvement in the air we breathe. This is especially good news for those suffering from asthma and other breathing difficulties. In a time when […]
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March 13, 2018

Letter to the editor: Residential areas not suited for commercial enterprises

Re: Erica V. Goldfarb’s March 7 letter to the editor, “South Portland limits on short-term rentals punish many for actions of a few.” As a 47-year resident of South Portland, I believe I have some perspective that may inform the writer as well as your readers’ interests, business and otherwise. With the explosion of online […]

Published
March 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Relieve housing pressure on Portland metro area

Build subsidized housing at Mill Creek, and fix the infrastructure between Lewiston-Auburn and Portland.
Published
March 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Bill co-sponsored by King would help credit unions

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have over $10 trillion in assets.The largest credit union in Maine has under $500 million in assets. Big banks operate to serve their shareholders while credit unions are not-for-profit and exist to serve our members. Any excess profit from a credit union is returned to our members in […]
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March 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Entire state of Maine failed Marissa Kennedy

Re: “Slain child endured months of abuse”(Feb. 28, Page A1): The entire state of Maine failed little Marissa Kennedy. Where were the neighbors who said they heard fighting but never called police? How could they not have heard the poor child screaming for her life? When the Stockton Springs police responded to domestic abuse calls, […]
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March 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Are Americans more evil than rest of world?

Dave Ricker’s letter to “stop going after our guns: teach kids respect” raises the point that “evil does not abide in a firearm but in the heart of man.” Of course I agree with this but it raises the question, why does the U.S. have a 25.2 higher rate of gun homicide than all the […]
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March 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Trump/Russia dossier is fruit of poison tree

What may bring closure and relief to the non-stop hysteria, familiar to all of us as the investigation into President Trump’s alleged collusion with the Russians to influence the 2016 election, is a little known legal term known as “fruit of the poisonous tree.” This metaphor is used to describe evidence that is illegally obtained […]

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