Letters

Published
March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Planned Parenthood volunteers get to make meaningful contribution

Last year, while attending a rally, I was approached by a volunteer from Planned Parenthood, who asked if I supported the services they provided and if I would be interested in volunteering. I said “yes” to both. I was delighted, days later, to be invited to an Hour of Power open house event. When I […]
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March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Use different wind turbine design to reduce the bird kill

We should stop allowing projects using the current technology because of the impact on bald eagles, bats and other avian creatures.
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March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Short-term rental operators need to accept South Portland council’s decision

At a recent South Portland City Council meeting, the first agenda item was a local business asking that an abutting property, currently zoned residential, be changed to industrial for use by their business. Neighbors were also there, expressing their concerns and needs related to this change. This longtime local business was told to go to […]
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March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Regulators should order changes to unfair propane pricing system

Why is it that the less I use propane energy, the more I am charged per gallon as an individual consumer by my propane suppler? Where does this leave the incentive to conserve on this widely used nonrenewable resource? What about the lessening of our carbon imprint we are so encouraged to do? No other […]
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March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Federal payoffs in sexual misconduct settlements should not be kept secret

Let’s call it “sub rosa money”: federal funds (your tax dollars) that have been paid to victims of inappropriate sexual behavior (and other violations of federal employment law) for out-of-court settlements. The reported sum (The Washington Post stated last Nov. 17) is $17.2 million over the past two decades. The acts of depredation are never […]

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March 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Student gun-control walkouts will lose value if schools try to take charge

As a Portland Public Schools parent who supports youth activism, I would like to amplify the excellent points made by Falmouth High student Maria Kuhn in her letter to the editor Wednesday about the March 14 ENOUGH National School Walkout, an action proposed and organized by youths as part of the burgeoning student movement demanding […]
Published
March 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Worker health coverage needs rethinking

The recent contract negotiations between union workers and Hannaford provides an opportunity to examine the health care model.
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March 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: City ordinance on paper streets needs to be flexible

If you’ve ever dreamed of building a house in Portland, you may notice that this dream is fading into the distance. Empty, buildable parcels are rare and expensive. Teardowns are the domain of those with deep pockets. At 4:30 p.m. March 13 at City Hall, the Planning Board will hear public comment on changes to […]
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March 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Private businesses are doing the trading, not countries

The first and most important thing to know about trade is that if it weren’t beneficial to the parties involved, it wouldn’t take place. President Trump doesn’t understand this fundamental truth. He talks as if countries are doing the trading, but for the most part it is private businesses buying and selling with each other. […]
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March 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Runner clarifies error in story about record run

The article Tuesday on my participation in the first 4-minute mile, based on a telephone interview, contained one serious error. In explaining why I thought I had finished last, I tried to make it clear that while I had not been conscious of passing Chris Brasher, it must have been because, after finishing his stint […]

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