Letters
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PublishedDecember 9, 2017
Letter to the editor: Consensual love between priest and adult should be least of Catholic Church’s concerns
Bishop Robert Deeley could spare us his opinion as to whether two people who love one another should share their golden years.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins has no problem letting the rest of us subsidize the rich
If the tax reform bill comes back to the Senate for a final vote, let's hope she does what's right for hardworking Mainers.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Letter to the editor: Senator betrays Maine constituents and conservative principles
By voting in favor of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, Sen. Susan Collins has shown she cares more about wealthy donors than about the average Mainer. This bill raises health care costs for the working and middle classes and will increase taxes on people making under $87,000, beginning in 2027. At the same time, […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Letter to the editor: Rate of sexual abuse by Catholic priests overstated in news article
Staff Writer Eric Russell wrote a news story published in the Nov. 30 Portland Press Herald (“Ex-priest, newly indicted, settled civil suit in June,” Page A1) about a 1997-1998 case of molestation allegedly committed by a Jesuit priest (James Talbot). In this article, Mr. Russell referred to “a widespread culture of sexual abuse by Catholic […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Letter to the editor: Newspaper’s stories expand understanding of immigrants and refugees
Thank you for your excellent and wide-ranging coverage of new Mainers, immigrants and refugees! Just like the immigrants who came to Maine from Europe, and those who have arrived every year since then, these people are a significant component of Maine’s economic and cultural landscape. They are part of the wonderful mix that makes southern […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Letter to the editor: Metro’s sweetheart bus deal with USM will cost taxpayers millions
I take issue with a recent letter (Dec. 1) from University of Southern Maine spokesman Bob Stein, defending the sweetheart deal to “partner” with Metro. If USM wanted expanded hours for its student shuttle, why didn’t the university ever request this from the taxpaying contractors who have been cost-effectively providing the service, without taxpayer subsidy, […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Letter to the editor: Don’t judge a book by its ‘unsavory parts’: Finish reading
Two titles that raised concerns on Freeport High School's freshman reading list are insightful and educational.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Letter to the editor: Country paying the price for its gamble on unconventional Trump
To all those people who voted in “Tweetus” because you were tired of politics as usual: Congratulations. The White House is now the Twilight Zone and the Republicans will pass a tax plan that will enable the taking of needed Medicare from seniors and will mortgage the future of our children with a crushing debt. […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins makes bad decisions, can’t be viewed as a moderate
Sen. Susan Collins, moderate Republican? Let’s review some facts: She voted for a process called “reconciliation” that ensured the Senate tax bill would not be a bipartisan effort. Then she voted to approve the resultant tax bill, which she (like her fellow senators) hadn’t fully read, although it obviously stiff-arms the middle class, provides welfare […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Letter to the editor: Nation needs more tax revenues, not less, from the rich and corporations
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of our richest Americans, have been saying for decades that the rich do not need a tax cut. In 1955, journalists Donald Barlett and James Steele reported in their book “The Betrayal of the American Dream” that the 400 richest U.S. households paid 51.2 percent of their income in […]
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