Letters

Published
August 10, 2017

Letter to the editor: Diseases can be devastating to children – vaccinate them!

I would like to add a personal note to the vaccination discussion that might just possibly influence some parents who do not believe in vaccination. Parents of young children these days were not alive when we did not have vaccinations against polio and the common childhood diseases. As a child in the 1930s, I was […]
Published
August 10, 2017

Letter to the editor: Solar bill debate overlooked wind and water generation

I suspect many were disappointed in the negative tenor of discussion and the disparity of claims made in regard to the solar bill, L.D. 1504. When discussion degrades to one party saying that the other is lying, it is difficult to know who is closer to the truth. One major issue is that, unfortunately, Central […]
Published
August 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: Critic got it wrong; Councilor Duson works hard for affordable housing

Tanya Lima’s recent letter to the editor demonstrates the level of misinformation that is being circulated in Portland by a small special-interest political group masquerading as a social welfare nonprofit. In her letter, Lima repeats the false claim that Councilor Jill Duson has attempted in some way to suppress affordable housing in the city. This […]
Published
August 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: Cheerful group of bicyclists turned out to be much more

Seeing cyclists riding two abreast, in brightly colored team shirts and looking very intense, is common in our Back Cove neighborhood. What I saw last week was more like a “pod” of cyclists in brightly colored team shirts looking free and easy and very cheerful. I thought, “This must be a club instead of a […]
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August 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: At this point, it’s clear that Trump’s not qualified for the job

It is now, hopefully, very obvious to everyone that electing Donald Trump to the presidency was and continues to be a failed experiment. It is clear to all people with half a brain that he has no idea what he is doing. He wasn’t qualified to be hired for the job in the first place, […]

Published
August 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: Many will lose shore access if Cape Elizabeth vacates paper streets

With wise forethought in 1911, developers in the Shore Acres neighborhood set aside a narrow strip of oceanfront, 50 to 200 feet wide, as a common area for residents to walk, drive and enjoy. We have recreated peacefully for many years on Surfside Avenue, Atlantic Place and the wild shorefront paper street in between. Let […]
Published
August 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: City Manager Jennings not behaving like ‘well-intentioned’ guy

City Manager Jon Jennings has refused to meet with the elected mayor, Ethan Strimling, does not respond to emails, will not let the mayor see official press notices prior to their release to the public, forces the mayor to ask permission to speak with city staff and threatens to quit publicly when he doesn’t get […]
Published
August 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Phone calls show a Trump focused on looking tough for his base

Conservatives often say that Donald Trump carries out his diplomacy with a blunt style. The Trump phone calls leaked to the press tell a different story, and it is a story that we should all hear. When Trump recently discussed the border wall with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, the conversation devolved into a stalemate […]
Published
August 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Use budget surplus to fund school health centers our kids need

The state will be closing school health centers to save $5 million (Page A1, July 27) even though the state has a $111 million surplus (Page B1, July 27). This money goes for medical and dental care, suicide prevention, and drug and alcohol prevention. The loss of a middle schooler to suicide hurt the city […]
Published
August 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Make changes in treatment for substance use disorder

I am a person in long-term recovery who wrote a Sept. 14, 2016, letter in which I advocated for court-ordered mandatory treatment for persons with substance use disorder. Since then I’ve developed a more nuanced understanding of the issue, and I’ve come to understand that what worked for me (in Massachusetts) may not work for […]

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