Letters

Published
July 15, 2017

Letter to the editor: We must urge legislators to overturn solar-bill veto

As Phil Coupe points out (“Another View: Cheap hydropower from Canada not so cheap,” July 9), importing power from Canada will increase energy costs for Mainers. If you want to protect good Maine jobs, keep money in the state and protect the environment for ourselves and our kids, I urge you to contact your state […]
Published
July 15, 2017

Letter to the editor: Republicans’ outrage should be directed at top offender

Re: “Legislator from South Portland blasted for anti-Trump rant on Facebook” (July 13): Where was the outrage of Jason Savage, Maine Republican Party executive director, when the explicitly vulgar comments about women made by Donald Trump in the 2005 “Access Hollywood” recording became public last October? Some excerpts: “I moved on her … . I […]
Published
July 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Poor design caused bridge’s troubles

I just read in your paper “Troubled bridge over water: Bridge power failure causes massive afternoon traffic jam” (Page B1, July 11), and as a professional engineer, I am appalled. There is no excuse for this to happen. Redundancy should have been built into the bridge controls. The bridge should not have stopped operation. The […]
Published
July 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Internet service problems soar under Spectrum

Like many of your readers, I’ve been forced to accept Spectrum as my new cable internet provider. Charter Communications purchased Time Warner Cable about a year ago, when the name changed to Spectrum, and my costs and service have never been worse. This comes as no surprise. According to the Wikipedia entry on Charter, they […]
Published
July 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sens. Collins’ and King’s health bill stances respectful of human needs

I am grateful to Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King for representing Maine with honor by choosing not to support the recently proposed health care legislation, which could oppress so many. It boggles my mind that the plan is called the Better Care Reconciliation Act when it explicitly ends care for 22 million vulnerable Americans […]

Published
July 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: When LePage tenure ends, let’s elect a real leader

Kudos to House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Mike Thibodeau for reaching a compromise with our state budget in spite of the juvenile antics of our governor. The good news is that in less than 18 months, we will return to the polls to elect a new governor. This will be our chance to […]
Published
July 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: Senate Democrats hold keys to modifying health care act

The one good thing that Donald Trump has done for us is to expose the dysfunctionality among Republicans, especially in Congress. Republicans have spent a good amount of energy and time in the last six years or so on their goal of repealing Obamacare. But they have never been in agreement on its replacement. Now […]
Published
July 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Maine taxes virtually everything; let’s keep mansions off the list

Jim Barr of Portland discusses (“Maine Voices: Mansion tax could help put our state’s financial house back in order,” July 6) the failed surtax on high earners in Maine, concluding: “Something else is needed, and that something else is a tax on residential mansions.” He suggests that many large homes are owned by nonresidents who […]
Published
July 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Long-ago airplane losses have some intriguing similarities

I find it rather interesting that within the past month there has been renewed speculation about two air-flight losses some 80 years ago but no observation of the similar directions taken by those doing the speculating. Chronologically, the first was the loss of Amelia Earhart at sea in July 1937, generally thought to have been […]
Published
July 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Spend Portland’s extra parking revenue on ‘smarter’ traffic signals

I’m delighted to be paying more for parking in downtown Portland if the city plans to use the money to replace the dumb lights at many intersections with smart ones. Currently, at other than busy traffic times, single cars wait as long as two minutes for red lights to change while no cars pass through […]

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