Letters

Published
April 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: Give star college athletes classes they can really use

Regarding Michelle Singletary’s April 2 column about the financial troubles of some pro athletes: Wouldn’t it be more prudent if some of the universities that are bringing in these top athletes for a one-and- done year offered them courses on the basics of how to handle money, rather than registering them for classes that are […]
Published
April 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: No one leaving Maine just to avoid 3% tax surcharge

In his March 29 letter to the editor (“It’s time to tackle problem of sustainable taxation,” Page A8), Tony Payne states that there are 11,000 “family businesses – employers who rely on their annual income to invest back into their businesses, hire new people, make charitable contributions and save for (a) rainy day.” Perhaps there […]
Published
April 23, 2017

Letter to the editor: Rural mail call a risky proposition

It has come to mind that the RFD-numbered outlying areas like Falmouth, Cumberland and Windham have become suburbia with all the “sprawl” these days; it’s even true for routes 26 and 100. Nevertheless, half the residents of Falmouth, Blackstrap Road and Falmouth Road have their mailboxes across the road from their homes! Maine is an […]
Published
April 22, 2017

Letter to the editor: Physician-assisted suicide raises troubling issues

I have no doubt that proponents of physician-assisted suicide are well-meaning, but they are tragically misguided. To touch upon just three of the many problems with physician-assisted suicide: According to psychiatric experts, the vast majority of people requesting suicide are suffering from treatable depression and no longer want to kill themselves once their underlying depression […]
Published
April 22, 2017

Letter to the editor: Death with dignity is not the same choice as suicide

Recently, you have published opinions of your readers concerning those dying of a terminal illness with months to live. My own son, Ethan, contracted a virulent form of cancer at age 41 that was untreatable and terminal. He was born and raised in Maine and a graduate of Yale in the sciences, with a doctorate […]

Published
April 22, 2017

Letter to the editor: Remember Armenians and the world’s victims of violence

As April 24 approaches this year, I know how important that date is to me. Not many people pause to reflect on that date in history and what it meant to an entire nation of good, prospering people in the year 1915. As an American-born citizen of several biological origins, I grew up not fully […]
Published
April 22, 2017

Letter to the editor: Progressive political rally in Portland was a sham

At the Tom Perez/Bernie Sanders Progressive rally Monday night, at the State Theatre in Portland, Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez was not well received. The organizers at the venue compensated for his handicap by playing very loud music when he was introduced at the podium. One could hardly hear the boos through the noise, […]
Published
April 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Tax on hybrid vehicles doesn’t add up

Rep. Andrew McLean’s bill L.D. 1149, as described in the April 12 article “Bill calls for hybrid fees, gas tax hike to fix roads” (Page A1), is misguided. While I understand that hybrid and electric vehicle owners currently pay less gas tax than owners of traditional gas-engine vehicles, mandating that they pay a $200 annual […]
Published
April 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Tax on car weight makes the most sense

Yes, Maine roads are in horrible condition, but why should I, the owner of a hybrid weighing in at less than 2,500 pounds, be surcharged $200, while the owner of a vehicle weighing in at 5,500 pounds pays no surcharge? Weight damages roads. If the gasoline tax cannot produce enough revenue to properly repair roads, […]
Published
April 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Some hybrid owners would be happy to pay some more

The Portland Press Herald recently reported that the Maine Legislature’s Transportation Committee is considering an annual surcharge on hybrid and all-electric cars to help raise the funding needed to properly care for our roads. As the owner of a hybrid, I say, “Do it!” I bought the hybrid because it was less costly to run […]

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