Letters

Published
June 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Why has peace proven so elusive to our genius species?

The human race has come a long way in a few million years. We have gone from killing our food or it killing us, to agriculture and resource management. We have gone from living in caves to state-of-the-art automated homes. We have progressed from walking to traveling at amazing speeds in ways unheard of 100 […]
Published
June 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Add push for a new casino to latest ‘disturbing’ news

I find the recent news about further casino infestation in Maine “disturbing.” You hear the term “disturbing” a lot in the Trump era. I’ve another word for our national reality show … but I’ll just move on. Responding to the recent casino conundrum, I posted: “Consider those giddy Oxford Casino commercials and ask yourself: Do […]
Published
June 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Maine has divine mandate to tend Katahdin ‘garden’

I think Gov. LePage is missing an opportunity for state and future generations with his opposition to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. I am conservative, and proud that the words “conservation” and “conservative” have the same root. I try to live that way. I also know that God intended people to care for […]
Published
June 24, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins must do more about hijacking of our health care

Like many Mainers, this week I received a notice from Harvard Pilgrim that in 2018, one of two things would happen: My family’s health care premium would go up about 40 percent, or the insurer might withdraw from the Affordable Care Act marketplace altogether. Chaos and uncertainty resulting from Republican mishandling of the ACA repeal […]
Published
June 24, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins voted for process that lets health care bill bypass debate

In January, just as the U.S. Senate was starting its new term, Sen. Susan Collins was among the first to vote in favor of “reconciliation.” That is a process that permits the Republican health bill to avoid the normal requirement of 60 votes to end Senate debate. Her vote in favor of “reconciliation” guarantees that […]

Published
June 24, 2017

Letter to the editor: Health care bill detrimental to most people in Maine

The people of Maine need affordable, quality health care. The American Health Care Act will be detrimental to the well-being of most people across the state. The Affordable Care Act, enacted under President Obama, ensured that those with pre-existing conditions were not charged more for health insurance. The AHCA, under the Trump administration, will eliminate […]
Published
June 24, 2017

Letter to the editor: New health care bill would endanger Maine infants, children

We all want our children to grow up and become healthy, happy adults. MaineCare ensures that our kids can access quality health care from the early years into young adulthood, beginning with helping expectant mothers receive critical prenatal care. To echo the sentiments of a recent Maine Voices column by Drs. Sheila and Michael Pinette, […]
Published
June 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins should speak out against cuts to Medicaid

I am writing to express my disappointment at Sen. Susan Collins’ lack of a public stand against potential cuts to the Maine Medicaid program. My uncle, Francis T. Finnegan Jr., advocated for public health as state director of the Maine Medicaid program. He championed expansion of Medicaid to HIV-positive people to extend benefits from new […]
Published
June 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: U.S. in no position to take umbrage at Russia’s actions

After reading several of your columns on how Russia tried to interfere in our election and how upset our elected officials are, I wonder: Why? After all, don’t we try to do the same all over the world? Aren’t we the ones that topple governments, impose sanctions and destroy anyone who we don’t get along […]
Published
June 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: Allowing fetal-death lawsuits would disrupt obstetrical care in Maine

I am a recently retired certified nurse-midwife, and I am very concerned about the impact of L.D. 327 on the availability of obstetrical care in Maine. L.D. 327 is not an anti-abortion bill. Abortions are not performed after the age of viability except to save the life of the mother or in the case of […]

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