Letters

Published
June 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: Call on Maine delegation  to oppose Fulbright cuts

The year after graduating from college, I taught English in rural Taiwan through a Fulbright Teaching grant. Taiwan’s rocky coast, lakes and excellent hiking reminded me a lot of Maine; in fact, observing the similarities of life in Taiwan increased the appreciation I felt for my home state. Unfortunately, the Fulbright program, operated by the […]
Published
June 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: Electoral process has more problems than Russian hack

I hope I’m beating a dead horse. Our state and federal governments have always been open for business. So much of this moral outrage about Russian hacking of our sacred democracy pales in light of the latitude we’ve given lobbyists and the obscene amount of money we’ve poured into our electoral process. Alec Ferguson Kennebunkport
Published
June 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: ‘Hero’ of Gorham land use an example to emulate

Once upon a time, there was Portland. But the town of Gorham is really where the fairy tale can be found. Let us begin. Shawn Moody, owner of nine Maine auto body locations, is our hero. Yes, he is one of the most influential business persons in Maine. And he now is our hero in […]
Published
June 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: Optimist hopes Palestinians, Israelis can achieve peace

Like letter writer Robert Goldman (June 8), I, too, was elated that Israel prevailed in the Six Day War. However, the consequence of that victory has been a 50-year occupation of the West Bank and control of Gaza. The 2.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank lack the right to self-determination, live in miserable conditions […]
Published
June 17, 2017

Letter to the editor: Mainer in Stanley Cup win merits more credit

On Page D6 of Tuesday’s Sports section, the paper published a photograph of Biddeford’s Brian Dumoulin carrying the Stanley Cup, which he and his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates had won for the second straight year. But the caption ridiculously referred to him as a “low-scoring defenseman”! He may not be known as a scorer, but a […]

Published
June 16, 2017

Letter to the editor: Alateen provides guidance to youths at risk of suicide

I was very saddened to read of the suicide of Anie Graham, her life taken in desperation in her first year as a teen. I thought your June 12 article was excellent and covered a lot of the important resources that both teens and their parents can turn to. I do, though, want to mention […]
Published
June 16, 2017

Letter to the editor: National monument protects Maine’s native brook trout

One of America’s greatest treasures is our system of protected public lands, built on the wisdom and energy of President Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, Gifford Pinchot and others. Our system is a model to the world for protecting the lands that undergird any nation’s greatness – economically, recreationally and spiritually. Gov. LePage’s efforts to fight […]
Published
June 16, 2017

Letter to the editor: Mainers with asthma need Sen. Collins to protect Medicaid

As the U.S. Senate considers the future of health care in the United States, we need Sen. Susan Collins to prioritize the needs of patients with asthma in Maine and fight to keep – not cut – Medicaid. People with asthma simply cannot risk going without health insurance. Medicaid is a crucial source of coverage […]
Published
June 16, 2017

Letter to the editor: Trump’s push to isolate U.S. from world is not who we are

My 90-year-old father recently emailed me a photo of himself, standing amid the sea of white crosses at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. It was on the same day that President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, to the almost universal dismay of our allies. It was simply one more […]
Published
June 15, 2017

Letter to the editor: Writer gets it wrong about tax surcharge burden

Re: Roger Carpentter’s June 9 letter to the editor, “Surcharge burden not as big as it looks” (Page A6): Mr. Carpentter states that tax deductions will help ease the 3 percent surcharge burden, but he is wrong. The 2016 Maine budget eliminated income tax deductions of all types, beginning the phase-out at $70,000 for single […]

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