Letters

Published
June 28, 2017

Letter to the editor: Maine Woods Consortium urges tourism throughout areas of the state

Charles Lawton offers valuable food for thought with his June 20 column, “It’s time for tourism model that spreads benefits all over the state.” We want Portland Press Herald readers to know about a major effort by the Maine Woods Consortium to implement Lawton’s core proposals. The consortium is a partnership of 20 public, business […]
Published
June 28, 2017

Letter to the editor: Call legislators now to save ranked-choice voting

I am writing in support of ranked-choice voting, which was passed by Mainers last November in the second-largest “yes” vote on a referendum in our state’s history. Ranked-choice voting is a major improvement over our current system. It would give voters more choice, make candidates more civil and make elections more consensus-based. Its use would […]
Published
June 27, 2017

Letter to the editor: Carbon fee a means for Portland to take action on climate change

In the Portland Press Herald’s June 19 editorial, you pointed out that for some in Maine, we are now well past the climate change debate (“Our View: With lobsters and climate, there’s not a debate“). With last week’s vote by the Portland City Council endorsing carbon fee and dividend, our city has now taken an […]
Published
June 27, 2017

Letter to the editor: Planned Parenthood piece disturbs on many levels

Nicole Clegg’s recent commentary, “Planned Parenthood’s Maine patients need health care, not politics” (June 22), was disturbing on many levels. For instance, in Georgia’s recent 6th Congressional District special election, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund funneled about $820,000 to back a pro-choice candidate in what has been touted as the most expensive House race in […]
Published
June 27, 2017

Letter to the editor: Moral issues at stake in how nation handles health care

Every one of us will suffer a health crisis at some point in our lives. How we handle this truth says a lot about us as a nation. Last Friday, a group of faith leaders from many religious backgrounds held a rally across from Sen. Susan Collins’ Portland office to lift up the moral issues […]

Published
June 27, 2017

Letter to the editor: Urge Sen. Collins to vote ‘no’ on ‘cruel’ health care bill

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin threw his Maine constituents under the bus when he voted for what Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has called a “mean-spirited” health care bill. Poliquin and other congressional leaders created a health care crisis by approving the American Health Care Act. The Senate’s health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, was […]
Published
June 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Our health may depend on Collins’ vote

The American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives would take health care away from 23 million Americans, including 116,800 Mainers. Sen. Susan Collins must vote “no” on the Senate bill. As a freelancer, I’ve only been able to afford health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act. Making it completely unaffordable for […]
Published
June 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Planned Parenthood provides vital services

I’m writing to express my support for Planned Parenthood, and to ask others in this community to stand up for this important health care provider. My mom had me when she was 16, and when I became sexually active, I knew I didn’t want that to happen to me. I went to a family planning […]
Published
June 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Senate bill will slash MaineCare funding

Mainers need Sen. Susan Collins to save us from the Republican health care legislation that may be voted on in the Senate as soon as this week. Like the House health care bill, the Senate version will slash funds to Medicaid (known as MaineCare here), resulting in permanent cuts to health care services for seniors, […]
Published
June 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Prom photos didn’t reflect diversity of student body

As a 12-year-old King Middle School student who lives in Portland, I was very disappointed that an overwhelming majority of the students featured in the Prom 2017 pictures in the Maine Sunday Telegram’s June 4 print edition (Pages E7-E8) were white, and only two black students were pictured. In so many ways, the Portland Press […]

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