Letters

Published
July 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage’s behavior is obstinacy, not leadership

I believe that Gov. LePage has sunk to yet another new low. The majority of voters twice did not want him elected. He received no mandate. He says that he’s looking out for Maine taxpayers, but he is not representing me, our state employees or the poor or our immigrant neighbors, all of whom are […]
Published
July 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Despite governor’s antics, state’s attractions remain

The government was closed down for three days, but we in Maine were not threatened by a bully. State parks are still open. Sebago Lake is as beautiful as a Longfellow poem describing the Songo River and Mount Katahdin, two examples of nature’s beauty in Maine that still exist from long ago, before Gov. LePage, […]
Published
July 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Mercy Hospital is focused on progress and its mission

As a longtime member of Mercy Hospital’s board, I have the honor of working with a committed group of leaders as we prepare to celebrate a century of providing compassionate care to Mainers next year. Mercy has improved its finances over the past year and is projected to have a positive bottom line for the […]
Published
July 4, 2017

Letter to the editor: It takes courage to stand in the way of state overspending

Watching the deterioration of Illinois’ economic conditions on this Fourth of July serves to remind us all that the laws of economics are just as unforgiving as the law of gravity. Living beyond one’s means leads to disaster. The “tax and spend” policies of the Illinois legislature have led the state to the brink of […]
Published
July 4, 2017

Letter to the editor: Compromise on state budget to serve the greater good

I’m puzzled by the Maine government shutdown, apparently due to the inability to pass a state budget that meets with the governor’s approval. I get that people have different priorities, but that’s when compromise comes into play. The bill on solar energy that recently passed the Legislature is a perfect example of how compromise can […]

Published
July 4, 2017

Letter to the editor: It’s time for Gov. LePage to grow up and do his job

I applaud the Republicans and Democrats in Augusta for their ability to compromise on the state budget. The word “compromise” means that each group gets something at the same time they lose something. Neither party is happy with the compromise, but the citizens of the state of Maine win because the state continues to function. […]
Published
July 4, 2017

Letter to the editor: Don’t take away health care when the consequences are deadly

Sen. Susan Collins deserves tremendous credit for her courageous stand against her own party’s health bill. Her crucial opposition helped protect many of the most vulnerable in Maine and across America. The Republican proposal would fund colossal tax cuts for the wealthy, largely by stripping $772 billion from Medicaid by 2026, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget […]
Published
July 4, 2017

Letter to the editor: Why do we have to pay sales tax when government is shut down?

Moments after grabbing Saturday’s Portland Press Herald from the news rack in Brunswick, I placed $1.80 for the newspaper on the counter (a dollar bill, two quarters and three dimes). The counter clerk rang it up and said, “That’ll be $1.90.” Jokingly, I pointed to the lead front-page headline, “STATE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN,” and said, […]
Published
July 3, 2017

Letter to the editor: Republican bill worries Maine victim of panic disorder

In February I was walking on my college campus when, suddenly, I was engulfed by fear and ineffable thoughts of doom. My body became drenched in sweat, my thoughts were racing and my heart was pounding out of my chest. When I finally made it to class, I didn’t want to be there. I didn’t […]
Published
July 3, 2017

Letter to the editor: Clean-energy commitment would help slow warming

I applaud the Portland Press Herald’s June 19 editorial, “Our View: With lobsters and climate, there’s not a debate,” for highlighting global climate change’s effects on Maine’s fisheries. As lobster populations move north because of warming ocean waters, the future of the Maine lobster industry becomes ever bleaker. The decline of lobster populations prophecies a […]

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