Letters

Published
August 15, 2017

Letter to the editor: Trump and Republicans don’t have monopoly on hate

On Sunday night I participated in a small peace march here in Yarmouth. We lamented the violence in Charlottesville. We sang “We Shall Overcome,” but when I heard myself singing “Deep in my heart, I do believe that we shall overcome someday,” I realized that, right now, deep in my heart, I don’t believe that […]
Published
August 15, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins’ stand on health bill merely reflects her campaign coffers

Yes, Sen. Susan Collins is fully vested in the swamp we call Washington. Praised as a hero in full-page ads in the Portland Press Herald, on TV and in social media for stopping the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. But why? Why would anyone protect the disaster called Obamacare around the same time that Maine’s […]
Published
August 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: No need for Greenbelt path to nowhere

My family has lived in the Shore Acres neighborhood of Cape Elizabeth for 26 years. During that time, we have enjoyed unfettered access to the ocean; it’s been terrific. As letters to the editor have indicated (July 24; Aug. 9), some claim their shore access will be eliminated if the Cape Elizabeth Town Council vacates […]
Published
August 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Jennings mismanages when he won’t deal with mayor

During the recent City Council workshop on the relationship between Mayor Ethan Strimling and City Manager Jon Jennings, Jennings complained repeatedly that the mayor was overstepping his role. As an example, Jennings said that “at a neighborhood advisory meeting, (Strimling) mentioned any CIP (capital improvements) request should now be directed to him as opposed to […]
Published
August 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Unity College makes grade by pushing sustainability

Congratulations to Unity College for receiving the grand prize for sustainability recently at the National Association of College and University Food Services conference. In so doing, the college won out over finalists Duke University and the University of Texas at Austin, among others. Quite an accomplishment for a college with fewer than 700 students located […]

Published
August 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Trump continues to act role of the ugly American

Donald Trump appears to be a Conan the Barbarian – not by admission or our thinking, but by his actions every time he slams Barack Obama and moves to erase everything done to advance human rights and America for all the world to follow as an example of good and just. Trump uses press meetings […]
Published
August 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Clerical error mustn’t keep renters’ initiative off ballot

Clearly, the error by the Portland City Clerk’s Office – requiring a public hearing 90 days before the election in order for the Portland renters’ initiative to make the November ballot – is easily fixed. To lend fairness to the outraged citizens who rent and all who support them, the new rule, wisely and immediately […]
Published
August 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Schools can take bias out of admissions

In “Justice to probe schools’ ‘anti-white bias’ ” (Page A3, Aug. 3), Jeff Sessions, then U.S. senator and now attorney general, is quoted as having said in 2009 (at the beginning of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor): “Empathy for one party is always prejudice against another.” And so it appears to be, […]
Published
August 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sinclair isn’t like newspaper in accepting diverse views

Equating Sinclair Broadcasting’s and the Portland Press Herald’s op-ed policies regarding the Trump administration, as done in letters to the editor by Don Davis and Pete Martin (Aug. 6), is patently false. While frequently critical of the president, the Press Herald Editorial Board regularly provides space for alternative views – for example, Gardiner resident Jim […]
Published
August 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Maine needs weekly review, given its many restaurants

Would someone please tell me why the Maine Sunday Telegram cannot, or does not, have a restaurant critic who can produce a column once a week? With all the restaurants in the Portland area, not to mention all of Maine, I cannot figure out a reason why the Audience section restaurant review is so sketchy. […]

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