Letters

Published
April 27, 2017

Letter to the editor: Reports on sex accusations were unfair to deceased weatherman

I am disturbed that your editor found it necessary to mention the accusations against Tom Johnson for sexual advances. The comments left it open to the public to speculate whether these accusations were sexual abuse against another adult or against a child. The comments were just dropped into the laps of the public to speculate […]
Published
April 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: A modest school time change is better

The Scarborough Board of Education will decide, on Thursday, whether to change school start times, in an effort to combat teen sleep deprivation. An abundance of science supports this, and so do I. We need to find a solution that works for our district, ideally one that has been tested in similar districts. The board […]
Published
April 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Red Cross urges helping one family on Giving Day

The American Red Cross is there for families in need, every day. Our organization responds to an emergency nearly every eight minutes. In Maine, where I serve as the chair of the regional board of directors, we helped 898 people who were confronted by 239 home fires or other local disasters in the last fiscal […]
Published
April 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Climate change is a reality that needs to be faced today

A “House Republican Office Weekly Update” identified April as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month.” I call on all Maine Republicans and all legislators and constituents to take practical action in support of this critical matter. Climate change is the ethical, moral, economic, environmental, political, social and spiritual crisis of our time. Denial of such reality […]
Published
April 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: Adam Cote as governor would be a welcome change

I’ve waited nine years for Adam Cote to make the announcement he recently made. Maine will be captivated by a Cote candidacy, and transformed once Adam is serving as its governor. I know I have never had the pleasure of meeting a more decent and honorable individual. He’s consistent in his core values, but well […]

Published
April 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Solar access offers Mainers power cost independence

I am writing in support of L.D. 1373, “An Act to Protect and Expand Access to Solar Power in Maine.” The extreme financial hurdles that I have faced as a single parent and homeowner could only be overcome by budgeting and hard work. The biggest variable that I cannot plan for in both my current […]
Published
April 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Be like Sen. King – work to help young people become engaged citizens

On April 5, students from Wiscasset Middle High School Skyped with Sen. Angus King on location at the U.S. Capitol. Students collectively prepared questions, and after a brief description of his job as a senator, Angus King proceeded to answer all questions, student by student. This unique production is what King calls “Capitol Classroom.” So […]
Published
April 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Artwork choices misrepresented Marsden Hartley’s genius

Although notice of Marsden Hartley’s otherwise largely unacknowledged genius is appreciated in the Maine Sunday Telegram (April 16), I strongly believe your photo spread of his works on Page E1 seriously misrepresents that genius. Where are his lush, burly landscapes in the style of (if not surpassing) Cezanne and Wyeth? Sadly, the Telegram is not […]
Published
April 25, 2017

Letter to the editor: Hospice care is the best way to achieve a dignified death

As a hospice nurse, I know that the solution to providing a dignified death is not to assist an individual in ending their life – it is to provide appropriate end-of-life care. Consistent concerns reported by individuals seeking physician assistance in suicide are loss of autonomy, decreasing ability to participate in meaningful activities, and loss […]
Published
April 24, 2017

Letter to the editor: Being president doesn’t make Trump omnipotent

I was hoping someone would respond to what two letter writers wrote with regard to Donald Trump’s election. Nick Pappas (April 4) drove through a history of Supreme Court nominations, taking a couple of side turns. What he said that was significant was that, because the Republicans won the election, “to the victors belong the […]

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