Letters

Published
March 31, 2017

Letter to the editor: EPA administrator’s position on runoff, climate not credible

I am neither a scientist nor a fisherman, nor an expert on water pollution, but I have to be a witness to two things: the amount of effluents that flow daily into our seas, and the effort on the part of the current administration and Environmental Protection Agency director to deny that there is any […]
Published
March 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Push for state to stop taxing vehicles based on MSRP

Current law requires vehicle owners to pay excise tax on the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, not the purchase price. A dealer is advertising new pickups for $10,000 under the MSRP. Customers who buy a new truck will pay the sales tax on the purchase price and excise tax on the $10,000 that they didn’t spend. […]
Published
March 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Don’t lift South Portland ban on tar sands oil exports

In 2014, South Portland passed a ban on exports of tar sands oil from the waterfront and effectively barred the reversal of the South Portland-to-Montreal oil pipeline. Now, with President Trump just having approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, groups are joining together to have the South Portland export ban lifted, and other […]
Published
March 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Nice to see male legislator take a stand to help women

As a jaded millennial who has spent her whole life watching Republicans use women as a legislative punching bag, I was shocked to see a Republican, state Rep. Richard Campbell of Orrington, introduce legislation that would actually help women (as mentioned in Morgan Dickey’s March 23 Maine Voices column). I fully support the exemption of […]
Published
March 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Guest editorial writer’s bio left out an important detail

In the March 25 Another View guest editorial, “Telling the whole story about Question 2 matters,” the whole story about the author, John Kosinski, seems to be missing in his description. Perhaps it should’ve mentioned that Mr. Kosinski is director of government relations at the Maine Education Association, not just the former campaign manager of […]

Published
March 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Fixing Portland schools would benefit kids, community, businesses

Let’s put the $64 million school bond issue in context. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into developing Portland and improving facilities like our waterfront, airport and even our first-class hospital. When you look around at the building boom, $64 million is a small price to pay for fixing up four elementary schools […]
Published
March 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: He For She campaign aims to achieve gender equality

I am a 12-year-old girl living in Portland. I have recently found out about the U.N. Women campaign called He For She. He For She is trying to achieve gender equality in the world, and not just for women and girls. He For She believes that men and women need to fight for gender equality […]
Published
March 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: Will closing borders to those fleeing help or hurt?

Re: “Democrats’ comments touting welfare to lure immigrants under fire” (March 17): Our taxes support elected representatives who we expect to work together to run our state smoothly. Why did the Maine Republican Party post on their website out-of-context audio recordings of state Reps. Scott Hamann and Jennifer Parker from a recent committee meeting focusing […]
Published
March 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: Liberal says he’s put off by Progressive Portland’s approach

I recently received an email from the group Progressive Portland asking me to “commit to vote against any councilor who does not support” their favored school bond. The tone (as I have found regularly from this group) was shrill. It is more than their tone that concerns me, however. As with other issues on which […]
Published
March 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: It’s time to tackle problem of sustainable taxation

The Maine People’s Alliance is proposing a 12.4 percent tax on anyone who makes more than $118,000. They believe Maine taxpayers should foot the bill for universal child and elder care as well as family leave compensation. The major problem is that those targeted by the these “tax-the-rich” proposals have a choice. They can leave. […]

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