Letters
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Letter to the editor: Maybe Gov. LePage’s suggestion that teen read book had value
In a story published in the Jan. 3 edition of the Portland Press Herald (“Teen’s question given terse LePage response,” Page A1), a teenager commented that Gov. LePage was “rude” when he said, in response to the teen’s inquiry about net neutrality, that the teen should “pick up a book and read.” Apparently, the grandfather […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Letter to the editor: Punitive action by Congress against Trump long overdue
After the latest disgrace that has come out of the president’s mouth, I am at a loss for words, except to agree with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the late, great commentator H.L. Mencken, who said: “On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Letter to the editor: Thanks, Maine immigrants, for choosing to live with us
To our new Mainers, hold fast to this: We are blessed, every day, that we have you in our lives. We admire you. Actually, we are in awe of you. How is it that we are so fortunate that you could have gone anywhere in the world and we are the ones who get to […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Letter to the editor: End baseless bashing of the fine state of New Jersey
I am writing to you about a tasteless joke that your newspaper printed Dec. 23: the editorial cartoon by Greg Kearney on Page A6, depicting a dog owner talking about the dangerous Winslow pit bulls that were allegedly smuggled to New Jersey, and their companion replying, “Isn’t being exiled to New Jersey punishment enough?” We […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage’s delay on naloxone rules is heartless and hypocritical
Gov. LePage’s delay of L.D. 1547, which allows pharmacies to sell the opioid overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription, is both undemocratic and immoral. LePage has an autocratic habit of trying to block legislation he happens to disagree with. Working with conservative Republican legislators, he is trying to block voter-approved Medicaid expansion. When it comes […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Letter to the editor: Democrats, don’t make deal that helps Trump build border wall
Leaders should not fear his threat to scuttle DACA if they don't provide funding for the president's border security pet project.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Letter to the editor: Collins as Mainer of the Year? Almost, then she messed it up
Regarding your choice of Sen. Susan Collins as “Mainer of the Year” (Dec. 31): You should have named her “Almost-Mainer of the Year.” She blew it, and for me, she deserves neither my respect nor my support. She blew it. Amanda Russell Edgecomb
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2018
Letter to the editor: Corrupt system, not laziness, is a cause of homelessness, joblessness
In my early years, aspiring to be an artist, I was happy to find occasional or part-time work in the semi-skilled labor force. Today, that workforce is largely disappearing through automation and, more sadly, because of the deliberate action of corporations to ship all that work overseas. So it is no mystery that this nation […]
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018
Letter to the editor: Archaic voting system needs update to ranked-choice
Enough of the lesser of two evils – we need our candidates to reflect all of us.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018
Letter to the editor: Children of vets with PTSD suffer its effects, as well
Re: “Letter to the editor: PTSD – so little understood for so long” (Dec. 31): I appreciate the dialogue regarding veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder, but here is my very personal question: What about their children? My father was a nuclear engineer and a submariner. He was reticent to such a degree that I hardly […]
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