Letters
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Fix all 4 unsafe, rundown Portland schools or risk a catastrophic event
In September 2012, there was an electrical fire in my daughter’s classroom at Hall School. Fortunately, the fire occurred at night and no one was injured. We need to repair and renovate all four of Portland’s most rundown elementary schools now. We cannot wait any longer in hopes of getting state funding. The city needs […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Credit-reporting services making money off Equifax data breach
The Equifax data breach is not only a nightmare for all of the people involved, it also has become a money-maker for the three major credit-reporting services. They all want your Social Security number and a credit card number to put a freeze on your credit. If you have a computer, you can put in […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Impact of marijuana use on traffic safety remains unknown
It is no secret that powerful interests disapprove of legal marijuana. Therefore, I was skeptical of the research cited in the Colorado Springs Gazette editorial on marijuana and traffic safety (reprinted in the Portland Press Herald on Sept. 5). I find it difficult to believe that making marijuana legal has increased, by a significant amount, […]
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Restaurant worker dishes on need for universal paid sick time
A proposed Portland mandate would protect the dignity of food and beverage employees and prioritize the health of the public.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Letter to the editor: Cold-storage warehouse plan too vital for state to be blocked by a small minority
I hope that my 125 West End neighbors who signed a petition attempting to block the development of the Americold cold-storage warehouse will reconsider their position. This issue has already gone through extensive review and concessions have been made. Americold is critical to the economy of the entire state of Maine. It is not just […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Letter to the editor: Pass Portland bond to bring all 4 elementary schools into 21st century
When my family moved to Portland two years ago, we chose Longfellow because it’s a small, walkable, neighborhood school situated in the heart of a community. These qualities are an exception to the norm and an asset to preserve. Portland has a long list of accolades, but schools are not on the list. Teachers are […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Letter to the editor: U.S. can retain immigrants and still help American workers
An article in the Sept. 7 New York Times included the following quote from Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., an original co-author of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors): “I’m hoping that this is a moment where we are forced to finally do something. We want to call this bill for […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Letter to the editor: If U.S., North Korea clash in nuclear war, plans for citizen safety unclear
Given the tensions between Trump and Kim, Americans need to know what to do during an attack and in the days after.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
Letter to the editor: President Trump could be the right leader in time of war
To suggest that democracy and civilization were about to collapse in 1940 under the onslaught of totalitarianism is not an understatement. The leader who emerged to confront this menace had been described as arrogant, a self-promoting egotist, a rotter, a bounder and, occasionally, a drunk. These many descriptions came from members of the British Parliament, […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2017
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins should stay the course for Mainers, reject latest bid to kill ACA
The Cassidy-Graham proposal has the same issues that led her to oppose the Republican push for a 'skinny' repeal.
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