Letters

Published
April 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: Supporting suicide will be a dangerous first step

Two Maine bills with very deceptive titles – L.D. 1066 (“An Act to Promote Life With Dignity”) and L.D. 347 (“An Act to Support Death With Dignity”) – are presently being debated. The people of Maine defeated a similar referendum proposal in 2000. The likewise-deceptive summaries of each of these bills include all the feel-good […]
Published
April 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: ‘Lost’ series on opiates was first-rate act of journalism

Congratulations to all the Portland Press Herald staff for the recent focus on Maine’s mental health and opiate crisis (“Lost,” March 26-April 4). Top notch, professional reporting. I’m proud to be a subscriber. Keep up the great work! Rachel Ambrose Portland
Published
April 9, 2017

Letter to the editor: Medicare users should watch what’s being charged

I’d like to bring this to the attention of those 65-plus on Medicare. A friend went to his primary care doctor for his preventative medical checkup. Three months later, his insurer notified him, through his monthly account update, that he was charged for two visits: an established care preventative visit ($186.75) and a wellness visit […]
Published
April 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Older vehicles need to be retired soon

In response to the rollback in vehicle fuel economy standards by the Trump administration, I appreciate the efforts of the Maine Attorney General’s Office to maintain strong air pollution regulations that protect my health, as reported March 30 in the Press Herald. Improving the fuel economy of new vehicles hitting the road is important, but […]
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April 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Meeting format doesn’t live up to democratic standards

I write as someone whose very high level of trust in public servants’ integrity and competence has been challenged by the way the Maine Department of Transportation manipulated Wednesday night’s public “hearing” in Brunswick on five proposals to replace or repair the Frank J. Wood Bridge. I came home feeling hoodwinked, disrespected, shut down by […]

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April 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: Scarborough residents are feeling plenty inspired

We are absolutely thrilled that Samantha Schnare wrote a favorable review of O’Reilly’s Cure in MaineToday Magazine (Page M24, March 23), because we enjoy it also. Not so much the headline writer’s characterization of Scarborough as “uninspiring” and Ms. Schnare’s description of it as “lackluster.” Most of us who live here appreciate this family-oriented town, […]
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April 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: School budget vote timing leaves much to be desired

Recently I attended the North Deering Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting. I asked At-Large City Councilor Jill Duson and Mayor Ethan Strimling the same question I have asked for several years running: Why is the school budget vote held in May on a day no one is paying attention to voting issues except for a handful […]
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April 8, 2017

Letter to the editor: The American presidency should not be a monarchy

As a resident of south coastal Maine, I am very disturbed to know that Ivanka Trump, in addition to her other appointments in the White House, has been appointed as key adviser to her father, who is our president. She now has complete access to all technical, financial and strategic U.S. information, enough to be […]
Published
April 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Public hearing on bill requiring photo ID to vote was a waste of time

It is no surprise that Maine Attorney General Janet Mills had to write an op-ed (April 1) calling attention to her opposition to L.D. 121, a bill that would suppress voting by requiring a photo ID. I also testified in opposition to the bill at the four-hour-plus hearing held by the Veterans and Legal Affairs […]
Published
April 7, 2017

Letter to the editor: Thibodeau fumbles his chance to lead party, Maine Senate

I read Scott Thistle’s April 1 article with profound disappointment (“Maine’s Republican Senate president tired of party’s personal attacks against Democrats”). I nominated Mike Thibodeau for his first leadership position in the Senate in 2012. Mike was a person who I thought would work with Gov. LePage and get our economy moving in the right […]

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